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Levamisole-Adulterated Cocaine Toxicity: Would You Recognize It?
Primary Care Companion to CNS Disorders 2016 July 15
Adulteration of cocaine with levamisole is common and can induce serious medical complications. Levamisole is an antihelminthic agent originally approved as an immunomodulator in the treatment of autoimmune disorders and as a chemotherapy adjunct. It was withdrawn from the US market in 2000 but is available in veterinary medicine. Cocaine-using patients may present with nonspecific constitutional symptoms, cutaneous eruptions, leukopenia, vasculitis, and organ damage. Skin manifestations may include severe necrosis, especially of the ear lobes. Here, a case of levamisole toxicity is presented and treatment options are discussed.
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