Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Flucytosine

Index Flucytosine

Flucytosine, also known as 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC), is an antifungal medication. [1]

69 relations: Abdominal pain, Adverse drug reaction, Agranulocytosis, Allergy, Amphotericin B, Anaphylaxis, Anemia, Antifungal, Aplastic anemia, Aspergillus, Ataxia, Azole, Bilirubin, Blood, Blood urea nitrogen, Bone marrow, Bone marrow suppression, Breastfeeding, Candida (fungus), Candidiasis, Carcinogen, Central nervous system, Chromoblastomycosis, Cladosporium, Complete blood count, Creatinine, Cryptococcosis, Cryptococcus, Cryptococcus neoformans, Crystalluria, Cytarabine, Cytostasis, Developing country, Diarrhea, Exophyla, Fluconazole, Fluorouracil, Gastrointestinal tract, Hallucination, Health system, Hearing loss, Hemodialysis, Intravenous therapy, Itraconazole, Jaundice, Kidney, Leukopenia, Liver, Liver function tests, Meda AB, ..., Pancytopenia, Paresthesia, Parkinsonism, Peptic ulcer disease, Peripheral neuropathy, Phialophora, Photosensitivity, Pregnancy, Protein, Psychosis, Pyrimidine analogue, Sporothrix, Switzerland, Teratology, Toxic epidermal necrolysis, Ulcerative colitis, Urinary tract infection, Valeant Pharmaceuticals, WHO Model List of Essential Medicines. Expand index (19 more) »

Abdominal pain

Abdominal pain, also known as a stomach ache, is a symptom associated with both non-serious and serious medical issues.

New!!: Flucytosine and Abdominal pain · See more »

Adverse drug reaction

An adverse drug reaction (ADR) is an injury caused by taking a medication.

New!!: Flucytosine and Adverse drug reaction · See more »

Agranulocytosis

Agranulocytosis, also known as agranulosis or granulopenia, is an acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia (lowered white blood cell count), most commonly of neutrophils causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.

New!!: Flucytosine and Agranulocytosis · See more »

Allergy

Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, are a number of conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment.

New!!: Flucytosine and Allergy · See more »

Amphotericin B

Amphotericin B is an antifungal medication used for serious fungal infections and leishmaniasis.

New!!: Flucytosine and Amphotericin B · See more »

Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that is rapid in onset and may cause death.

New!!: Flucytosine and Anaphylaxis · See more »

Anemia

Anemia is a decrease in the total amount of red blood cells (RBCs) or hemoglobin in the blood, or a lowered ability of the blood to carry oxygen.

New!!: Flucytosine and Anemia · See more »

Antifungal

An antifungal medication, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis (thrush), serious systemic infections such as cryptococcal meningitis, and others.

New!!: Flucytosine and Antifungal · See more »

Aplastic anemia

Aplastic anaemia is a rare disease in which the bone marrow and the hematopoietic stem cells that reside there are damaged.

New!!: Flucytosine and Aplastic anemia · See more »

Aspergillus

Aspergillus is a genus consisting of a few hundred mold species found in various climates worldwide.

New!!: Flucytosine and Aspergillus · See more »

Ataxia

Ataxia is a neurological sign consisting of lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements that includes gait abnormality.

New!!: Flucytosine and Ataxia · See more »

Azole

Azoles are a class of five-membered heterocyclic compounds containing a nitrogen atom and at least one other non-carbon atom (i.e. nitrogen, sulfur, or oxygen) as part of the ring.

New!!: Flucytosine and Azole · See more »

Bilirubin

Bilirubin is a yellow compound that occurs in the normal catabolic pathway that breaks down heme in vertebrates.

New!!: Flucytosine and Bilirubin · See more »

Blood

Blood is a body fluid in humans and other animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells.

New!!: Flucytosine and Blood · See more »

Blood urea nitrogen

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is a medical test that measures the amount of urea nitrogen found in blood.

New!!: Flucytosine and Blood urea nitrogen · See more »

Bone marrow

Bone marrow is a semi-solid tissue which may be found within the spongy or cancellous portions of bones.

New!!: Flucytosine and Bone marrow · See more »

Bone marrow suppression

Bone marrow suppression also known as myelotoxicity or myelosuppression, is the decrease in production of cells responsible for providing immunity (leukocytes), carrying oxygen (erythrocytes), and/or those responsible for normal blood clotting (thrombocytes).

New!!: Flucytosine and Bone marrow suppression · See more »

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding, also known as nursing, is the feeding of babies and young children with milk from a woman's breast.

New!!: Flucytosine and Breastfeeding · See more »

Candida (fungus)

Candida is a genus of yeasts and is the most common cause of fungal infections worldwide.

New!!: Flucytosine and Candida (fungus) · See more »

Candidiasis

Candidiasis is a fungal infection due to any type of Candida (a type of yeast).

New!!: Flucytosine and Candidiasis · See more »

Carcinogen

A carcinogen is any substance, radionuclide, or radiation that promotes carcinogenesis, the formation of cancer.

New!!: Flucytosine and Carcinogen · See more »

Central nervous system

The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.

New!!: Flucytosine and Central nervous system · See more »

Chromoblastomycosis

Chromoblastomycosis (also known as chromomycosis, cladosporiosis, Fonseca's disease, Pedroso's disease, phaeosporotrichosis, or verrucous dermatitis) is a long-term fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (a chronic subcutaneous mycosis).

New!!: Flucytosine and Chromoblastomycosis · See more »

Cladosporium

Cladosporium is a genus of fungi including some of the most common indoor and outdoor molds.

New!!: Flucytosine and Cladosporium · See more »

Complete blood count

A complete blood count (CBC), also known as a complete blood cell count, full blood count (FBC), or full blood exam (FBE), is a blood panel requested by a doctor or other medical professional that gives information about the cells in a patient's blood, such as the cell count for each cell type and the concentrations of various proteins and minerals.

New!!: Flucytosine and Complete blood count · See more »

Creatinine

Creatinine (or; from flesh) is a breakdown product of creatine phosphate in muscle, and is usually produced at a fairly constant rate by the body (depending on muscle mass).

New!!: Flucytosine and Creatinine · See more »

Cryptococcosis

Cryptococcosis, also known as cryptococcal disease, is a potentially fatal fungal disease.

New!!: Flucytosine and Cryptococcosis · See more »

Cryptococcus

Cryptococcus (Greek for "hidden sphere") is a genus of fungi, which grow in culture as yeasts.

New!!: Flucytosine and Cryptococcus · See more »

Cryptococcus neoformans

Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast and an obligate aerobe that can live in both plants and animals.

New!!: Flucytosine and Cryptococcus neoformans · See more »

Crystalluria

Crystalluria refers to cloudy urine when the cause of cloudiness is due to crystals found in the urine when performing a urine test.

New!!: Flucytosine and Crystalluria · See more »

Cytarabine

Cytarabine, also known as cytosine arabinoside (ara-C), is a chemotherapy medication used to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

New!!: Flucytosine and Cytarabine · See more »

Cytostasis

Cytostasis (cyto – cell; stasis – stoppage) is the inhibition of cell growth and multiplication.

New!!: Flucytosine and Cytostasis · See more »

Developing country

A developing country (or a low and middle income country (LMIC), less developed country, less economically developed country (LEDC), underdeveloped country) is a country with a less developed industrial base and a low Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries.

New!!: Flucytosine and Developing country · See more »

Diarrhea

Diarrhea, also spelled diarrhoea, is the condition of having at least three loose or liquid bowel movements each day.

New!!: Flucytosine and Diarrhea · See more »

Exophyla

Exophyla is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

New!!: Flucytosine and Exophyla · See more »

Fluconazole

Fluconazole is an antifungal medication used for a number of fungal infections.

New!!: Flucytosine and Fluconazole · See more »

Fluorouracil

Fluorouracil (5-FU), sold under the brand name Adrucil among others, is a medication used to treat cancer.

New!!: Flucytosine and Fluorouracil · See more »

Gastrointestinal tract

The gastrointestinal tract (digestive tract, digestional tract, GI tract, GIT, gut, or alimentary canal) is an organ system within humans and other animals which takes in food, digests it to extract and absorb energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste as feces.

New!!: Flucytosine and Gastrointestinal tract · See more »

Hallucination

A hallucination is a perception in the absence of external stimulus that has qualities of real perception.

New!!: Flucytosine and Hallucination · See more »

Health system

A health system, also sometimes referred to as health care system or as healthcare system, is the organization of people, institutions, and resources that deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations.

New!!: Flucytosine and Health system · See more »

Hearing loss

Hearing loss, also known as hearing impairment, is a partial or total inability to hear.

New!!: Flucytosine and Hearing loss · See more »

Hemodialysis

Hemodialysis, also spelled haemodialysis, commonly called kidney dialysis or simply dialysis, is a process of purifying the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally.

New!!: Flucytosine and Hemodialysis · See more »

Intravenous therapy

Intravenous therapy (IV) is a therapy that delivers liquid substances directly into a vein (intra- + ven- + -ous).

New!!: Flucytosine and Intravenous therapy · See more »

Itraconazole

Itraconazole is an antifungal medication used to treat a number of fungal infections.

New!!: Flucytosine and Itraconazole · See more »

Jaundice

Jaundice, also known as icterus, is a yellowish or greenish pigmentation of the skin and whites of the eyes due to high bilirubin levels.

New!!: Flucytosine and Jaundice · See more »

Kidney

The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs present in left and right sides of the body in vertebrates.

New!!: Flucytosine and Kidney · See more »

Leukopenia

Leukopenia is a decrease in the number of white blood cells (leukocytes) found in the blood, which places individuals at increased risk of infection.

New!!: Flucytosine and Leukopenia · See more »

Liver

The liver, an organ only found in vertebrates, detoxifies various metabolites, synthesizes proteins, and produces biochemicals necessary for digestion.

New!!: Flucytosine and Liver · See more »

Liver function tests

Liver function tests (LFTs or LFs) are groups of blood tests that give information about the state of a patient's liver.

New!!: Flucytosine and Liver function tests · See more »

Meda AB

Meda AB is a specialty pharmaceutical company, headquartered in Solna, Sweden.

New!!: Flucytosine and Meda AB · See more »

Pancytopenia

Pancytopenia is a medical condition in which there is a reduction in the number of red and white blood cells, as well as platelets.

New!!: Flucytosine and Pancytopenia · See more »

Paresthesia

Paresthesia is an abnormal sensation such as tingling, tickling, pricking, numbness or burning of a person's skin with no apparent physical cause.

New!!: Flucytosine and Paresthesia · See more »

Parkinsonism

Parkinsonism is a clinical syndrome characterized by tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability.

New!!: Flucytosine and Parkinsonism · See more »

Peptic ulcer disease

Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a break in the lining of the stomach, first part of the small intestine or occasionally the lower esophagus.

New!!: Flucytosine and Peptic ulcer disease · See more »

Peripheral neuropathy

Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is damage to or disease affecting nerves, which may impair sensation, movement, gland or organ function, or other aspects of health, depending on the type of nerve affected.

New!!: Flucytosine and Peripheral neuropathy · See more »

Phialophora

Phialophora is a form genus of fungus with short conidiophores, sometimes reduced to phialides; their conidia are unicellular.

New!!: Flucytosine and Phialophora · See more »

Photosensitivity

Photosensitivity is the amount to which an object reacts upon receiving photons, especially visible light.

New!!: Flucytosine and Photosensitivity · See more »

Pregnancy

Pregnancy, also known as gestation, is the time during which one or more offspring develops inside a woman.

New!!: Flucytosine and Pregnancy · See more »

Protein

Proteins are large biomolecules, or macromolecules, consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues.

New!!: Flucytosine and Protein · See more »

Psychosis

Psychosis is an abnormal condition of the mind that results in difficulties telling what is real and what is not.

New!!: Flucytosine and Psychosis · See more »

Pyrimidine analogue

Pyrimidine analogues are nucleoside analog antimetabolites which mimic the structure of metabolic pyrimidines.

New!!: Flucytosine and Pyrimidine analogue · See more »

Sporothrix

Sporothrix is a ubiquitous genus of soil-dwelling fungus discovered by Schenck in 1898 and studied in more detail by Hektoen and Perkins.

New!!: Flucytosine and Sporothrix · See more »

Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.

New!!: Flucytosine and Switzerland · See more »

Teratology

Teratology is the study of abnormalities of physiological development.

New!!: Flucytosine and Teratology · See more »

Toxic epidermal necrolysis

Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a type of severe skin reaction.

New!!: Flucytosine and Toxic epidermal necrolysis · See more »

Ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a long-term condition that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum.

New!!: Flucytosine and Ulcerative colitis · See more »

Urinary tract infection

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that affects part of the urinary tract.

New!!: Flucytosine and Urinary tract infection · See more »

Valeant Pharmaceuticals

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. is a multinational specialty pharmaceutical company based in Laval, Canada.

New!!: Flucytosine and Valeant Pharmaceuticals · See more »

WHO Model List of Essential Medicines

The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (EML), published by the World Health Organization (WHO), contains the medications considered to be most effective and safe to meet the most important needs in a health system.

New!!: Flucytosine and WHO Model List of Essential Medicines · See more »

Redirects here:

5-flucytosine, 5-fluorocytosine, ATC code D01AE21, ATC code J02AX01, ATCvet code QD01AE21, ATCvet code QJ02AX01, Ancobon, Ancotil, Ancotyl, C4H4FN3O.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flucytosine

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »