Hydrocortisone is a steroid medicine that is used in the treatment of many different conditions, including allergic disorders, skin conditions, ulcerozni kolitis, arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, 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.
To zdravilo se uporablja za zdravljenje različnih kožnih bolezni (npr., piki žuželk, poison oak/ivy, ekcem, dermatitis, alergije, izpuščaj, itching of the outer female genitals, anal itching). Hydrocortisone reduces the swelling, srbenje, in rdečica, ki se lahko pojavi pri tovrstnih stanjih. This medication is a mild corticosteroid.
