Mechlorethamine (medical condition): There is evidence to indicate that exposure to Mechlorethamine during pregnancy may have a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
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Mechlorethamine - Teratogenic Agent:
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Mechlorethamine: A drug used to treat some types of cancer and some precancerous skin conditions. It belongs to the family of drugs called alkylating agents. Also called Mustargen.
Source: National Institute of Health
Mechlorethamine: One of a number of synthetic agents related to sulphur mustard with antineoplastic, immunosuppressive, irritant, and carcinogenic properties. Nitrogen mustards, including mechlorethamine, cyclophosphamide, and chlorambucil, are to a highly reactive ethylene immonium derivatives that interact with nucleic acids, alkylate DNA, and inhibit DNA replication. (NCI04)
Source: Diseases Database
Mechlorethamine: antineoplastic cytotoxic alkylating agent of the nitrogen mustard group.
Source: CRISP
Mechlorethamine: A vesicant and necrotizing irritant destructive to mucous membranes. It was formerly used as a war gas. The hydrochloride is used as an antineoplastic in Hodgkin's disease and lymphomas. It causes severe gastrointestinal and bone marrow damage.
Source: MeSH 2007
Mechlorethamine: Another name for Mechlorethamine - Teratogenic Agent (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Mechlorethamine - Teratogenic Agent
»Symptoms of Mechlorethamine - Teratogenic Agent
Some of the symptoms of Mechlorethamine incude:
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Source: Diseases Database
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - CRISP
The following list attempts to classify Mechlorethamine into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: Diseases Database
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