Endogenous cortisol profile in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy
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- 1 November 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol. 81 (11) , 962-964
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.81.11.962
Abstract
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 (pCONCLUSIONS Increased levels of endogenous cortisol are present in patients with CSCR.Keywords
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