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Indications And Usage 1. Endocrine Disorders: Primary Or Secondary Adrenocortical Insufficiency (Hydrocortisone Or Cortisone Is The First Choice; Synthetic Analogs May Be Used In Conjunction With Mineralocorticoids Where Applicable; In Infancy Mineralocorticoid Supplementation Is Of Particular Importance). Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Nonsuppurative Thyroiditis Hypercalcemia Associated With Cancer 2. Rheumatic Disorders: As Adjunctive Therapy For Short-Term Administration (To Tide The Patient Over An Acute Episode Or Exacerbation) In: Psoriatic Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis, Including Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (Selected Cases May Require Low-Dose Maintenance Therapy) Ankylosing Spondylitis Acute And Subacute Bursitis Acute Nonspecific Tenosynovitis Acute Gouty Arthritis Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis Synovitis Of Osteoarthritis Epicondylitis 3. Collagen Diseases: During An Exacerbation Or As Maintenance Therapy In Selected Cases Of: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Acute Rheumatic Carditis 4. Dermatologic Diseases: Pemphigus Bullous Dermatitis Herpetiformis Severe Erythema Multiforme (Stevens-Johnson Syndrome) Exfoliative Dermatitis Mycosis Fungoides Severe Psoriasis Severe Seborrheic Dermatitis 5. Allergic States: Control Of Severe Or Incapacitating Allergic Conditions Intractable To Adequate Trials Of Conventional Treatment: Seasonal Or Perennial Allergic Rhinitis Bronchial Asthma Contact Dermatitis Atopic Dermatitis Serum Sickness Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions 6. Ophthalmic Diseases: Severe Acute And Chronic Allergic And Inflammatory Processes Involving The Eye And Its Adnexa, Such As: Allergic Conjunctivitis Keratitis Allergic Corneal Marginal Ulcers Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Iritis And Iridocyclitis Chorioretinitis Anterior Segment Inflammation Diffuse Posterior Uveitis And Choroiditis Optic Neuritis Sympathetic Ophthalmia 7. Respiratory Diseases: Symptomatic Sarcoidosis Loeffler's Syndrome Not Manageable By Other Means Berylliosis Fulminating Or Disseminated Pulmonary Tuberculosis When Used Concurrently With Appropriate Antituberculous Chemotherapy Aspiration Pneumonitis 8. Hematologic Disorders: Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura In Adults Secondary Thrombocytopenia In Adults Acquired (Autoimmune) Hemolytic Anemia Erythroblastopenia (Rbc Anemia) Congenital (Erythroid) Hypoplastic Anemia 9. Neoplastic Diseases: For Palliative Management Of: Leukemia And Lymphomas In Adults Acute Leukemia Of Childhood 10. Edematous States: To Induce A Diuresis Or Remission Of Proteinuria In The Nephrotic Syndrome, Without Uremia, Of The Idiopathic Type Or That Due To Lupus Erythematosus 11. Gastrointestinal Diseases: To Tide The Patient Over A Critical Period Of The Disease In: Ulcerative Colitis Regional Enteritis 12. Miscellaneous: Tuberculous Meningitis With Subarachnoid Block Or Impending Block When Used Concurrently With Appropriate Antituberculous Chemotherapy Trichinosis With Neurologic Or Myocardial Involvement 13. Diagnostic Testing Of Adrenocortical Hyperfunction.
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