肺結核患者腎上腺皮质功能的变化已引起許多学者的注意。Chiray,Bastenie等人认为結核病中最突出的症状如乏力、消瘦、食慾减退、胃腸功能减低,体温調节障碍均系腎上腺皮质功能减退所引起,在有效的抗結核药物治疗下使用A.C.T.H.或腎上腺皮质激素能使結核病变迅速吸收,中毒症状迅速消退,而单独使 The changes of adrenocortical function in patients with tuberculosis have attracted the attention of many scholars. Chiray, Bastenie, who believe that the most prominent symptoms of tuberculosis such as fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, reduced gastrointestinal function, hypothermia caused by adrenal insufficiency are caused by effective anti-TB drug therapy using ACTH or adrenal cortex Hormone can rapidly absorb the tuberculosis, poisoning symptoms quickly subsided, and alone