Cerebral vasculitis associated with cocaine abuse

B. R. Kaye and M. Fainstat
Department of Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, Calif. 95128.

A case of cerebral vasculitis in a previously healthy 22-year-old man with a history of cocaine abuse is described. Cerebral angiograms showed evidence of vasculitis. A search for possible causes other than cocaine produced no results. We now include cocaine with methamphetamines, heroin, and ephedrine as illicit drugs that can cause cerebral vasculitis.

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