title: Endogenous Cushing syndrome from an ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone production as a rare cause of ocular hypertension.
abstract: Ocular hypertension caused by endogenous Cushing syndrome from an ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing tumor is rare. We report an 11-year-old boy who presented with intraocular pressures (IOPs) of 50 mm Hg in both eyes. Surgical resection of the tumor was performed with subsequent normalization of serum cortisol and IOP levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia. gideon_khaw@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Keat Ween
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Khaw
authors.forename: Muhammad Yazid
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Jalaludin
authors.forename: Hussain
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suhaimi
authors.forename: Fatimah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Harun
authors.forename: Visvaraja
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Subrayan
mesh_terms: D000182:ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone