Dexamethasone is a potent synthetic member of the glucocorticoid class of steroid drugs.It acts as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant.It is used to treat many inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Dexamethasone is used in the treatment of high altitude cerebral edema, as well as pulmonary edema. It is commonly carried on mountain climbing expeditions to help climbers deal with altitude sickness.
Dexamethasone has been used as an off-label prenatal treatment for the symptoms of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in female fetuses. CAH causes a variety of physical abnormalities, notably ambiguous genitalia in girls. Early prenatal CAH treatment has been shown to reduce some CAH symptoms, but it does not treat the underlying congenital disorder.
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