Central serous chorioretinopathy as a presenting symptom of endogenous cushing syndrome: A case report

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 661-664

  Iannetti, Ludovico ^a   Spinucci, Giovanni ^a   Pesci, Francesca Romana ^a   Vicinanza, Roberto ^a   Stigliano, Antonio ^a   Pivetti Pezzi, Paola ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenocortical adenoma; Central serous chorioretinopathy; Cushing syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXAZOSIN; ENALAPRIL; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NEBIVOLOL; SPIRONOLACTONE; VALSARTAN;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SEROUS RETINOPATHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DRUG MEGADOSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOTROPHY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; OBESITY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CENTRAL SEROUS CHORIORETINOPATHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79960756365     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/EJO.2011.6449     Document Type: Article

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