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Comparison of Serum Cortisol and Testosterone Levels in Acute and Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
PURPOSE: To compare the levels of serum cortisol and testosterone in acute and chronic central serous chorio-retinopathy (CSC). METHODS: Serum cortisol and testosterone levels in 30 patients with either acute or chronic CSC were evaluated using chemiluminescent immunoassay. RESULTS: The mean age was...
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The Korean Ophthalmological Society
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4668253/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26635454 http://dx.doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2015.29.6.382 |
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author | Natung, Tanie Keditsu, Avonuo |
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description | PURPOSE: To compare the levels of serum cortisol and testosterone in acute and chronic central serous chorio-retinopathy (CSC). METHODS: Serum cortisol and testosterone levels in 30 patients with either acute or chronic CSC were evaluated using chemiluminescent immunoassay. RESULTS: The mean age was 42.43 ± 6.37 years (range, 32 to 56 years). The mean 8:00 to 9.00 a.m. serum cortisol level was 12.61 ± 4.74 µg/dL (range, 6.58 to 27.42 µg/dL). The mean serum testosterone level was 5.88 ± 1.57 ng/dL (range, 2.81 to 9.94 ng/dL). The mean visual acuity was 20 / 65.07 ± 40.56 (range, 20 / 25 to 20 / 200). There was no statistically significant difference in the mean levels of serum cortisol and testosterone between the acute and chronic cases (p > 0.05), but there was a statistically significant difference in the mean presenting visual acuity in the two groups (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: All except one patient in the acute group had normal levels of serum cortisol. Testosterone levels were within the normal range in both the acute and chronic cases of CSC. There is unlikely to be any statistically significant difference in the mean levels of serum cortisol and testosterone between the acute and chronic cases, but there may be a statistically significant difference in the mean presenting visual acuity in these groups. |
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spelling | pubmed-46682532015-12-03 Comparison of Serum Cortisol and Testosterone Levels in Acute and Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Natung, Tanie Keditsu, Avonuo Korean J Ophthalmol Original Article PURPOSE: To compare the levels of serum cortisol and testosterone in acute and chronic central serous chorio-retinopathy (CSC). METHODS: Serum cortisol and testosterone levels in 30 patients with either acute or chronic CSC were evaluated using chemiluminescent immunoassay. RESULTS: The mean age was 42.43 ± 6.37 years (range, 32 to 56 years). The mean 8:00 to 9.00 a.m. serum cortisol level was 12.61 ± 4.74 µg/dL (range, 6.58 to 27.42 µg/dL). The mean serum testosterone level was 5.88 ± 1.57 ng/dL (range, 2.81 to 9.94 ng/dL). The mean visual acuity was 20 / 65.07 ± 40.56 (range, 20 / 25 to 20 / 200). There was no statistically significant difference in the mean levels of serum cortisol and testosterone between the acute and chronic cases (p > 0.05), but there was a statistically significant difference in the mean presenting visual acuity in the two groups (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: All except one patient in the acute group had normal levels of serum cortisol. Testosterone levels were within the normal range in both the acute and chronic cases of CSC. There is unlikely to be any statistically significant difference in the mean levels of serum cortisol and testosterone between the acute and chronic cases, but there may be a statistically significant difference in the mean presenting visual acuity in these groups. The Korean Ophthalmological Society 2015-12 2015-11-25 /pmc/articles/PMC4668253/ /pubmed/26635454 http://dx.doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2015.29.6.382 Text en © 2015 The Korean Ophthalmological Society http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Natung, Tanie Keditsu, Avonuo Comparison of Serum Cortisol and Testosterone Levels in Acute and Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
title | Comparison of Serum Cortisol and Testosterone Levels in Acute and Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
title_full | Comparison of Serum Cortisol and Testosterone Levels in Acute and Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
title_fullStr | Comparison of Serum Cortisol and Testosterone Levels in Acute and Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of Serum Cortisol and Testosterone Levels in Acute and Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
title_short | Comparison of Serum Cortisol and Testosterone Levels in Acute and Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
title_sort | comparison of serum cortisol and testosterone levels in acute and chronic central serous chorioretinopathy |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4668253/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26635454 http://dx.doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2015.29.6.382 |
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