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Table 2 Laboratory findings of all reported cases of levamisole-induced cutaneous vasculitis in patients with cocaine use

From: Levamisole-induced leukocytoclastic vasculitis and neutropenia in a patient with cocaine use: An extensive case with necrosis of skin, soft tissue, and cartilage

Authors

Age/Sex

Leucopenia and/or Neutropenia

Antibodies present

Gross RL et al.[3]

50 years/M

Yes, WBC -3,300/μL, ANC -2400/μL

p-ANCA, ANA, LAC, c-ANCA, anti-ds-DNA

42 years/M

Yes, WBC -3,200/μL, ANC - 800/μL

p-ANCA, ANA, LAC, c-ANCA, IgM ACL

42 years/F

No

p-ANCA, c-ANCA, ANA

59 years/F

No

p-ANCA, ANA, anti-RNP

Ullrich K et al.[4]

45 years/M

Yes, WBC -1,900/μL, ANC -1,000/μL

p-ANCA, c-ANCA, ANA, IgM ACL

49 years/F

Yes, WBC -3,500/μL, ANC – 0 (zero)

ANA, c-ANCA

27 years/F

Yes, WBC -1,800/μL, ANC -400/μL

p-ANCA, c-ANCA, IgM ACL, ANA

29 years/F

No

p-ANCA, c-ANCA, IgM ACL, ANA

55 years/F

Yes, WBC -3,700/μL, ANC -2,300/μL

p-ANCA, c-ANCA, IgM ACL

Bradford M et al.[7]

57 years/F

Yes, ANC -500/μL

p-ANCA, IgM ACL

22 years/F

Yes, ANC < 1,000/μL

p-ANCA, IgM ACL

Buchanan JA et al.[8]

Not specified/M

Yes, WBC -1,900/μL

Not reported

Walsh NMG et al.[9]

39 years/F

No

p-ANCA, c-ANCA, ANA, LAC, anti-HNE

49 years/F

Yes, WBC -2,000/μL, ANC -400/μL

p-ANCA, c-ANCA, ANA, anti-HNE

Waller JM et al.[10]

38 years/F

Yes, ANC -550/μL

p-ANCA, c-ANCA, LAC

43 years/F

Yes, ANC -560/μL

p-ANCA, IgM ACL, LAC, anti-ds-DNA,

Farhat EK et al.[11]

43 years/F

No

p-ANCA

41 years/F

No

p-ANCA, IgM ACL

Click J[12]

29 years/F

No

p-ANCA, c-ANCA, ANA

Geller L et al.[13]

50 years/F

Yes, WBC -2,700/μL, ANC -1,400/μL

p-ANCA, IgM ACL

Han C et al.[14]

52 years/F

Yes, WBC -2,400/μL, ANC -1,400/μL

p-ANCA, c-ANCA, IgM ACL

Ching J et al.[15]/

Mouzakis J et al.[16]

54 years/F

Yes, WBC -3,900/μL, ANC -300/μL

p-ANCA, IgM ACL

Jacob RS et al.[17]

41 years/F

Yes, WBC -1,100/μL, ANC -670/μL

p-ANCA, c-ANCA, IgM ACL, ANA, anti-ds-DNA,anti-HNE

48 years/F

Yes, WBC -800/μL, ANC -300/μL

p-ANCA, c-ANCA, IgM ACL, ANA, anti-ds-DNA,anti-HNE

Lung D et al.[18]

44 years/F

Yes, ANC -270/μL

Not reported

Zwang NA et al.[19]

52 years/M

No

p-ANCA, c-ANCA, IgM ACL, ANA, LAC, anti-HNE,

anti-ds-DNA,

Chung C et al.[20]

46 years/F

No

p-ANCA, c-ANCA, IgM ACL

46 years/F

Yes, WBC and ANC not specified

p-ANCA, c-ANCA, IgM ACL

37 years/M

No

p-ANCA, ANA

50 years/M

No

p-ANCA, ANA

Jenkins J et al.[21]

47 years/M

No

p-ANCA

John S et al.[22]

52 years/F

Yes, WBC -2,900/μL, ANC -638/μL

p-ANCA +,

anti ds-DNA+

Arora et al. [current report]

44 years/F

Yes, WBC -2,600/μL, ANC -900/μL

p-ANCA+, LAC+

  1. Abbreviations: M = male, F = female, WBC = white blood cell count, ANC = absolute neutrophil count, p-ANCA = perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, c-ANCA = cytoplasmic anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, IgM ACL = immunoglobulin-M anticardiolipin antibody, ANA = antinuclear antibody, LAC = lupus anti-coagulant, anti-HNE = anti-human neutrophil elastase antibody, anti-ds-DNA = anti-double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid antibody, anti-RNP = anti-ribonucleoprotein antibody.