Severe ANCA Associated Vasculitis in the Setting of Cocaine Abuse: A Case Report
Journal Title: Clinical Medical Reviews and Case Reports - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 7
Abstract
A 41-year-old Hispanic female with known medical history significant for bronchial asthma presents to the Emergency Department (ED) in February 2010, complaining of a 3-week long history of an erythematous tender rash with irregular margins on the tip of her nose, upper and lower extremities (Figure 1) accompanied by bilateral elbow, knee and ankle pain.
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