Hydrocortisone is a steroid medicine that is used in the treatment of many different conditions, including allergic disorders, skin conditions, ulcerative colitis, 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.
Questo farmaco è usato per trattare una varietà di condizioni della pelle (per esempio., insect bites, poison oak/ivy, eczema, dermatite, allergie, eruzione cutanea, itching of the outer female genitals, anal itching). Hydrocortisone reduces the swelling, prurito, e arrossamento che possono verificarsi in questi tipi di condizioni. This medication is a mild corticosteroid.
