Prednisone indications

List of indications
Endocrine disorders Rheumatic disorders Collagen diseases Dermatologic diseases Allergic states Ophthalmic diseases Respiratory diseases Hematologic disorders Neoplastic diseases Edematous states Gastrointestinal diseases Miscellaneous

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

Collagen diseases
During an exacerbation or as maintenance therapy in selected cases of:
 * Systemic lupus erythematosus
 * Acute rheumatic carditis Return to top

Dermatologic diseases

 * Pemphigus
 * Bullous dermatitis herpetiformis
 * Severe erythema multiforme (Stevens-Johnson syndrome)
 * Exfoliative dermatitis
 * Mycosis fungoides
 * Severe psoriasis
 * Severe seborrheic dermatitis Return to top

Allergic states
Control of severe or incapacitating allergic conditions intractable to adequate trials of conventional treatment:
 * Seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis
 * Serum sickness
 * Bronchial asthma
 * Contact dermatitis
 * Atopic dermatitis
 * Drug hypersensitivity reactions Return to top

Ophthalmic diseases
Control of severe or incapacitating allergic conditions intractable to adequate trials of conventional treatment:
 * Seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis
 * Serum sickness
 * Bronchial asthma
 * Contact dermatitis
 * Atopic dermatitis
 * Drug hypersensitivity reactions Return to top

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 Return to top

Hematologic disorders

 * Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in adults
 * Secondary thrombocytopenia in adults
 * Acquired (autoimmune) hemolytic anemia
 * Erythroblastopenia (RBC anemia)
 * Congenital (erythroid) hypoplastic anemia Return to top

Neoplastic diseases
For palliative management of:
 * Leukemias and lymphomas in adults
 * Acute leukemia of childhood Return to top

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 Return to top

Gastrointestinal diseases
To tide the patient over a critical period of the disease in:
 * Ulcerative colitis
 * Regional enteritis Return to top

Miscellaneous

 * Tuberculous meningitis with subarachnoid block or impending block when used concurrently with appropriate antituberculous chemotherapy.
 * Trichinosis with neurologic or myocardial involvement.
 * Systemic dermatomyositis (polymyositis). Return to top