A Case of Levamisole-Induced Agranulocytosis
Joint Authors
Bhatty, Osman
Diab, Osama
Kassim, Thamer
Nayfeh, Ali
Gbadamosi-Akindele, Maryam
Chintalacheruvu, Lakshmi
Selim, Mohammad
Manikkam Umakanthan, Jayadev
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-02-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A sixty-eight-year-old male with a past medical history of recurrent cocaine use presented to the emergency department with recurrent diarrhea and was found to have a white blood cell (WBC) count of 1.9 × 109/L with agranulocytosis (absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of 95 cell/mm3).
At admission, the patient disclosed that he used cocaine earlier during the day, and a urine drug screen tested positive for this.
On hospital day one, the patient was found to have a fever with a maximum temperature of 313.6 K.
After ruling out other causes and noting the quick turnaround of his neutropenia after four days of cocaine abstinence, the patient’s neutropenia was attributed to levamisole-adulterated cocaine.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kassim, Thamer& Chintalacheruvu, Lakshmi& Bhatty, Osman& Selim, Mohammad& Diab, Osama& Nayfeh, Ali…[et al.]. 2018. A Case of Levamisole-Induced Agranulocytosis. Case Reports in Hematology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kassim, Thamer…[et al.]. A Case of Levamisole-Induced Agranulocytosis. Case Reports in Hematology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kassim, Thamer& Chintalacheruvu, Lakshmi& Bhatty, Osman& Selim, Mohammad& Diab, Osama& Nayfeh, Ali…[et al.]. A Case of Levamisole-Induced Agranulocytosis. Case Reports in Hematology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143985
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143985
