Adrenal virilism caused by adrenal hyperplasia is treated with
daily doses of a glucocorticoid. Usually prednisone is the drug of
choice, but in infants hydrocortisone is usually given
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Ongoing glucocorticoid treatment usually controls adrenal
virilism in cases of adrenal hyperplasia, but there is no cure. If
a cancerous tumor has caused the disorder, patients have a better
prognosis if they have an early stage of cancer