A warning about agranulocytosis with the use of cocaine adulterated with levamisole

Abstract:Since 2004, the US Food And Drug Administration and the European Medicine Agency are giving warnings about cocaine adulterated with levamisole. Levamisole is primarily used as an anti-helminthic. One of the sideeffects of levamisole is a decreased bone marrow function. Herein we describe the first case of agranulocytosis and neutropenic fever due to cocaine adulterated with levamisole reported in Europe.

Publication year:2011

Keywords:Human medicine, General & internal medicine

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BOF-publication weight:0.5

CSS-citation score:1

Authors from:Higher Education

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