What Is Corticosteroid Therapy?

Corticosteroids are steroids produced by the adrenal cortex. Most are hormones, such as glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and sex hormones.

Corticosteroids

The adrenal cortex can secrete a variety of hormones. According to physiological and biochemical functions and secretory tissue, it can be divided into three categories:

Mineralocorticoide secreted by the globular band, mainly aldosterone and deoxycorticosterone;

Glucocorticoids (glucocorticoide) secreted by the fascia, mainly cortisol and a small amount of corticosterone;

Sex hormones secreted by the reticular zone, such as

Corticosteroids are still the most commonly used topical agents for the treatment of psoriasis because of their convenient properties. But as more and more potent corticosteroids are made, the combination of efficacy and convenience also leads to abuse of corticosteroids.

In terms of side effects, the familiar ones such as full moon face, osteoporosis, gastric ulcer, buffalo shoulder, high blood pressure, and cataract are generally only applied on a small scale and will not occur. As for local skin atrophy, atrophy, hirsutism, vasodilation, bruising, acne formation and fungal infection, it is very common under inappropriate use. There are different ways to reduce the side effects without reducing the efficacy.

For safe use, if the dosage is less than 5 grams per day, there will be no systemic side effects. For local use, it should be used with non-steroids. Pay attention to the same long-term continuous application. Once corticosteroids are used, they should not be used suddenly Disable to avoid rebound. Corticosteroids can still be safely and effectively used with the guidance of a physician