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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maryam Hadipour, M.D.[2]
Overview
Treatment of adrenal atrophy is conservative. In case of adrenal crisis IV fluid and steroid are recommended.
Medical therapy
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. [1][2]
References
- ↑ Hahner S, Allolio B (April 2009). "Therapeutic management of adrenal insufficiency". Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab. 23 (2): 167–79. doi:10.1016/j.beem.2008.09.009. PMID 19500761.
- ↑ Barnett AH, Espiner EA, Donald RA (November 1982). "Patients presenting with Addison's disease need not be pigmented". Postgrad Med J. 58 (685): 690–2. doi:10.1136/pgmj.58.685.690. PMC 2426562. PMID 7170268.