RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Endogenous cortisol profile in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 962
OP 964
DO 10.1136/bjo.81.11.962
VO 81
IS 11
A1 Garg, S P
A1 Dada, Tanuj
A1 Talwar, Dinesh
A1 Biswas, N R
YR 1997
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/81/11/962.abstract
AB AIM To study the endogenous cortisol levels in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR). METHODS Endogenous cortisol levels in urine and plasma were determined in 30 patients with acute CSCR and compared with 30 age and sex matched controls. RESULTS The mean values of the 8 am plasma cortisol (29.97 μg/dl v 18.76 μg/dl), 11 pm plasma cortisol (22.03 μg/dl v 13.06 μg/dl), and 24 hour urine cortisol (11.01 mg/24 h v 7.39 mg/24 h) revealed significantly higher values in the patient group (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Increased levels of endogenous cortisol are present in patients with CSCR.