Adrenal atrophy medical therapy

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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.