The Clinical Usefulness of ACTH and Cortisone

Abstract

Diseases in Which ACTH and Cortisone May Be Useful (Continued) Regional Enteritis Astwood,²⁵ using his preparation of ACTH, administered for nine to twenty days in doses of 20 mg. every six to eight hours, observed improvement in 4 patients with regional enteritis. The improvement was characterized by an increased appetite, weight gain, relief of abdominal pain, decreased frequency of bowel movements and improved sense of well-being. One of the 4 patients has relapsed. Pulmonary Beryllosis Browne¹³¹ reported the use of ACTH in a patient with pulmonary beryllosis who obtained partial improvement. Our experience has been limited to a thirty-two-year-old woman . . .