Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Neutropenia, agranulocytosis (w/wo infection/sepsis)

When neutropenia is particularly relevant to the respiratory system, causing respiratory and/or other infections. See also under PMID 1522822. The predictable neutropenia associated with antineoplastic chemotherapy is not covered here

Publications

Khan MS, Khan Z, Khateeb F, Moustafa A, Taleb M, Yoon Y

Recurrent Levamisole-Induced Agranulocytosis Complicated by Bowel Ischemia in a Cocaine User.

The American journal of case reports 2018 Jun 01;19;630-633 — 2018 Jun 01 — 630-633

Cascio MJ, Jen KY

Cocaine/levamisole-associated autoimmune syndrome: a disease of neutrophil-mediated autoimmunity.

Current opinion in hematology 2018 Jan;25;29-36 — 2018 Jan — 29-36

Souied O, Baydoun H, Ghandour Z, Mobarakai N

Levamisole-contaminated cocaine: an emergent cause of vasculitis and skin necrosis.

Case reports in medicine 2014;2014;434717 — 2014 — 434717

Ananthan D, Shah S, Koya HH, Patel A, Graziano S

Levamisole tainted cocaine: an emerging health issue.

QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians 2014 Aug;107;655-6 — 2014 Aug — 655-6

Chai PR, Bastan W, Machan J, Hack JB, Babu KM

Levamisole exposure and hematologic indices in cocaine users.

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2011 Nov;18;1141-7 — 2011 Nov — 1141-7