pms-Dexamethasone Indications/Uses

Neurology: Cerebral oedema (only with symptoms of intracranial pressure evidenced by computerised tomography) caused by a brain tumour, neuro-surgical intervention, cerebral abscess.
Pulmonary and respiratory diseases: Acute asthma exacerbations when use of an oral corticosteroid (OCS) is appropriate, croup.
Dermatology: Initial treatment of extensive, severe, acute, skin diseases responding to glucocorticoids, e.g. erythroderma, pemphigus vulgaris.
Autoimmune disorders/rheumatology: Initial treatment of autoimmune disorders like systemic lupus erythematodes.
Active phases of systemic vasculitides like panarteritis nodosa (treatment duration should be limited to two weeks in cases of concomitant positive hepatitis B serology).
Severe progressive course of active rheumatoid arthritis, e.g. fast proceeding destructive forms and/or extraarticular manifestations.
Severe systemic course of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (Still's disease).
Haematological disorder: Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in adults.
Infectology: Tuberculous meningitis only in conjunction with anti-infective therapy.
Oncology: Palliative treatment of neoplastic diseases.
Prophylaxis and treatment of emesis induced by cytostatics, emetogenic chemotherapy within antiemetic treatment.
Treatment of symptomatic multiple myeloma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in combination with other medicinal products.
Various: Prevention and treatment of postoperative vomiting, within antiemetic treatment.