title: Intravenous drug abuse mimicking vasculitis.
abstract: "Mimickers" of vasculitis are well-documented in the literature. We report a case of intravenous drug abuse manifesting with signs and symptoms suggestive of vasculitis. This case highlights the need for diagnostic precision in the evaluation of suspected vasculitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine,  Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Drehmer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis*