Bilateral necrosis of earlobes and cheeks: another complication of cocaine contaminated with levamisole

Ann Intern Med. 2010 Jun 1;152(11):758-9. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-11-201006010-00026.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic / adverse effects*
  • Adult
  • Cheek / pathology*
  • Cocaine-Related Disorders / complications*
  • Drug Contamination*
  • Ear, External / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Levamisole / adverse effects*
  • Middle Aged
  • Necrosis / chemically induced
  • Neutropenia / chemically induced
  • Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / chemically induced*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic
  • Levamisole