Description of the disease * EnglishPolish Pobierz sekcję do PDF Definition A rare intoxication caused by the prolonged, low-dose administration of 5-fluorouracil, which is the mainstay of both adjuvant and advanced-disease chemotherapy regimens in colon cancer. 5-fluorouracil poisoning is characterized by gastrointestinal (nausea, emesis, diarrhea, anorexia, stomatitis) and hematologic (myelosuppression) toxicities as well as mucositis, alopecia and, occasionally, palmar-plantar dysesthesia (more commonly known as hand-foot syndrome). Women have been reported to experience more 5-fluorouracil-related toxicity than men. Disease data Classification Particular clinical situation in a disease or syndrome Synonyms 5-fluorouracil intoxication Intoksykacja 5-fluorouracylem ORPHA code 217064 OMIM code - ICD10 code T45.1 ICD11 code - *Soruce Extended description of the disease Pobierz sekcję do PDF No additional description. Orphanet - interntowa baza danych dotyczących rzadkich chorób i sierochych leków. ©INSERM 1999 - Dostępna na stronie www.orphanet.pl