Publications by authors named "C Thellman"
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- Melanosis in the genitourinary tract is a rare condition characterized by melanin deposition without the presence of melanocytes, as seen in a case of a 74-year-old male with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- Diagnostic procedures revealed numerous unusual lesions in the bladder, and biopsy results showed black pigmentation in the urothelium and stroma, confirming the presence of melanin.
- The case emphasizes the necessity for further research on bladder and prostate melanosis, underlining its benign nature while also suggesting it should be considered in differential diagnoses for similar lesions.
Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) remains a significant complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Commonly targeted organs are skin, eyes, mouth, gastrointestinal tract, and liver. Muscular involvement and presentation as acute polymyositis (APM) remain a rare manifestation of cGvHD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpiny keratoderma of the palms and soles has been rarely reported. Debate exists regarding the proper nosologic classification of this disorder. We describe a patient and her mother with concurrent autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease with liver cysts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe influence of ionic agents alone, of diatrizoate plus two oral doses of methylprednisolone premedication, and of a nonionic agent (iohexol) upon the frequency and severity of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) was compared in ten hospitals during three separate time periods from 1985 to 1989. Nonionic agents were found to reduce significantly total ADRs; 52 of 8857 patients receiving nonionic agents experienced reactions, versus 263 of 6006 patients for ionics (P less than .0001).
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