Clinical manifestations of cocaine-induced vasculitis differed distinctively from non-cocaine induced vasculitis, according to research presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual ...

Diagnosis Cocaine-induced cerebral vasculitis. Management No specific therapy was initiated. The patient's vital signs and neurological status were monitored during her admission. Follow-up ...

"Levamisole-induced vasculitis presents as retiform purpuric lesions that become necrotic, as compared with palpable purpura or Wegener's granulomatosis-like lesions in pure cocaine-induced ...

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), a disorder which causes inflammation in the nose, sinuses, throat, lungs, and kidneys, can have similar symptoms to cocaine-induced vasculitis, the ...

Cocaine-induced leukoencephalopathy is a rare neurological condition usually associated with substances used to adulterate ...

Another common vasculitis mimic that a clinician may encounter is one that is drug-induced. These diagnoses often center around levamisole, an adulterant used to cut cocaine. Levamisole is an ...

Cocaine is often cut or mixed on the street ... Bagga A, Hari P. Levamisole-induced vasculitis. Pediatric Nephrology. 1999;13:602-603.

Cocaine can cause significant health problems, including cocaine-induced midline destructive ... a retrospective review of patients who visited vasculitis clinics for treatment at Queen Elizabeth ...

Smoking and using illegal drugs, including cocaine, also can raise an individual's risk for vasculitis. People with other autoimmune disorders, including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and ...

including symptoms like paranoia and even cocaine-induced psychosis. Keep reading to learn everything you need to know about the risk of paranoia and psychosis from cocaine use. We’ll also ...