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Pentamidine
Medical Definition: | Antiprotozoal agent effective in trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, and some fungal infections; used in treatment of PNEUMOCYSTIS pneumonia in HIV-infected patients. It may cause diabetes mellitus, central nervous system damage, and other toxic effects. | |
Also Called: | Diamidine,Pentacarinat,Pentamidine Isethionate,Pentamidine Mesylate,Lomidine | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 100-33-4 |
Previously Indexed: | Amidines (1972-1974),Phenyl Ethers (1974) |
Pentamidine Medical Definitions and Terms
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