Abstract
Cocaine abuse may be associated with a destructive nasal and pharyngeal process felt to be due to ischemia secondary to vasoconstriction. This report is the first to document a necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis associated with nasal destruction and an oronasal fistula in a chronic cocaine user. Cocaine is an environmental insult that may play a role in triggering cerebral and non-cerebral vasculitis including a necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis of the respiratory tract.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1795-1797 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Rheumatology |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2002 |
Keywords
- Cocaine
- Granulomatous vasculitis
- Necrotizing
