Characterization of the brown pigment of the mucosa of the urinary tract |
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| Authors: | K. Berneis E. Korteweg M. J. Mihatsch |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Research Department of Hoffmann-La Roche + Co. Ltd., CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland;(2) Institute of Pathology, University of Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 40, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland |
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| Abstract: | Summary The brownish discoloration of the mucosa of the urinary tract which is present in 10–42% of the patients with chronic abuse of analgesics containing phenacetin is, like the discoloration of liver, skin and cartilage, due to lipids similar in type to those in the lipid component of lipofuscin.Offprint requests to: M.J. Mihatsch at the above address |
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| Keywords: | Phenacetin abuse Pigmentation Urinary tract |
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