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hycanthone and Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic

hycanthone has been researched along with Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic in 1 studies

Hycanthone: Potentially toxic, but effective antischistosomal agent, it is a metabolite of LUCANTHONE.
hycanthone : A thioxanthen-9-one compound having a hydroxymethyl substituent at the 1-position and a 2-[(diethylamino)ethyl]amino substituent at the 4-position. It was formerly used (particularly as the monomethanesulfonic acid salt) as a schistosomicide for individual or mass treatement of infection with Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni, but due to its toxicity and concern about possible carcinogenicity, it has been replaced by other drugs such as praziquantel.

Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic: Infections of the INTESTINES with PARASITES, commonly involving PARASITIC WORMS. Infections with roundworms (NEMATODE INFECTIONS) and tapeworms (CESTODE INFECTIONS) are also known as HELMINTHIASIS.

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (100.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
GuimarĂ£es, RX1
Tchakerian, A1
Dias, LC1
de Almeida, FM1
Vilela, MP1
Cabeca, M1
Takeda, AK1

Other Studies

1 other study available for hycanthone and Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic

ArticleYear
[Resistance to hycanthone and oxamniquine in patients with a clinical hepato-intestinal form of schistosomiasis].
    AMB : revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira, 1979, Volume: 25, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Animals; Drug Resistance; Female; Humans; Hycanthone; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic; Liver D

1979