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Adrenal atrophy is the irreversible damage to the adrenal tissue, due to direct trauma or the secondary causes. As a result, treatment of the adrenal atrophy is a conservative treatment. | |||
For adrenal crisis: | |||
*Intravenous fluids | |||
*Intravenous steroids | |||
The cortisol deficiency is treated by supplementing with cortisol, prednisolone, prednisone, methylprednisolone, and dexamethasone. | |||
The mineralocorticoid insufficiency is also cured by the fludrocortisone. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Adrenal atrophy is the irreversible damage to the adrenal tissue, due to direct trauma or the secondary causes. As a result, treatment of the adrenal atrophy is a conservative treatment. For adrenal crisis:
- Intravenous fluids
- Intravenous steroids
The cortisol deficiency is treated by supplementing with cortisol, prednisolone, prednisone, methylprednisolone, and dexamethasone. The mineralocorticoid insufficiency is also cured by the fludrocortisone.