Hormonal medications for the treatment of gout are mainly glucocorticoids, including hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone and dexamethasone.
Glucocorticosteroids have anti-inflammatory effects, can reduce and prevent the tissue response to inflammation, thus reducing the joint inflammation manifestations, for acute gouty arthritis treatment of the first-line drugs. Hydrocortisone is a short-acting glucocorticoid, methylprednisolone is an intermediate-acting glucocorticoid, and dexamethasone is a long-acting glucocorticoid, all of which can be used in the treatment of gout.
The use of glucocorticosteroids should be under the guidance of medical professionals, long-term use may cause lower limb swelling, purple lines, acne and other adverse reactions, allergic to glucocorticosteroids is prohibited.
Gout patients are advised to go to the rheumatology and immunology departments of regular hospitals for detailed consultation and to follow the doctor’s instructions for medication.