This would have been a dangerous situation called hypoadrenalism and it was avoided by giving the patient synthetic cortisol (hydrocortisone) until the gland began to function normally again.

• 这很可能会引起肾上腺功能减退的危险，不过在健康的肾上腺能自己正常工作之前，通过服用人工合成的皮质醇可避这个问题。