title: Retiform purpura in a patient with a history of cocaine use.
abstract: There have been rare published cases of retiform purpura related to cocaine use. Levamisole, a common adulterant, has been implicated as the etiologic agent. We describe a female patient, aged 48 years, with cocaine-related retiform purpura involving her face, abdomen, and legs and alert physicians to the dangers of levamisole-contaminated cocaine.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fthenakis
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D003042:Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D004340:Drug Contamination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007978:Levamisole / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011693:Purpura / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D007978:Levamisole; D003042:Cocaine