Hydrocortisone is a steroid medicine that is used in the treatment of many different conditions, including allergic disorders, кожни заболявания, улцерозен колит, артрит, лупус, множествена склероза, or lung disorders.
Hydrocortisone is also used to replace steroids in people with adrenal insufficiency (decreased production of natural steroids by the adrenal glands).
Hydrocortisone affects your immune system and is often used to treat certain blood cell disorders such as anemia (low red blood cells) or thrombocytopenia (low platelets).
Hydrocortisone is also used in the treatment of certain cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma.
Това лекарство се използва за лечение на различни кожни заболявания (e.g., ухапвания от насекоми, poison oak/ivy, екзема, дерматит, алергии, обрив, itching of the outer female genitals, anal itching). Hydrocortisone reduces the swelling, сърбеж, и зачервяване, което може да се появи при тези видове състояния. This medication is a mild corticosteroid.
