Talking Rheumatology Research

Ep 30. Diagnosing cocaine-induced vasculitis

British Society for Rheumatology Episode 30

How can you differentiate between cocaine-induced and ANCA-associated vasculitis? Dr Sander van Leuven joins Dr David Liew to discuss a recent case series analysis from centres in Birmingham and London.

Sander is a consultant rheumatologist in Nejmegen, the Netherlands. He previously trained in London, where he conducted a 15-year retrospective study of cocaine-associated pseudovasculitis.

Want to find out more? Here's your further reading list:

  1. Case series analysis from Gill et al.
  2. Sander's accompanying editorial (plus excellent graphic!)
  3. Sander's 2018 case series, published in Autoimmunity Reviews

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