title: Cushing disease revealed by bilateral atypical central serous chorioretinopathy: case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We report the case of a patient with Cushing disease revealed by bilateral central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR).
  
  
  METHODS
  We present the clinical history, physical findings, laboratory results, and imaging studies of a 53-year-old Chinese woman with a Cushing disease revealed by bilateral CSCR. The association with CSCR and the pertinent literature are reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 53-year-old patient initially presented to the Department of Ophthalmology with a 4-week history of decreased vision in the left eye. Standard ophthalmologic examination and fluorescein angiography established the diagnosis of bilateral CSCR. Systemic clinical signs and biochemical analysis indicated hypercortisolism. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pituitary gland showed a left-side lesion compatible with a microadenoma. The diagnosis of Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing syndrome secondary to a pituitary microadenoma was selected. Endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery was performed and the pituitary adenoma was successfully removed. The histology confirmed the presence of ACTH-immunopositive pituitary adenoma. Early postoperative morning cortisol levels indicated early remission. At 6 weeks postoperatively, the patient's morning cortisol remains undetectable, and serous retinal detachments had regressed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CSCR is an uncommon manifestation of endogenous Cushing syndrome. It can be the first presentation of hypercortisolism caused by Cushing disease. CSCR should be considered when assessing patients with Cushing syndrome complaining of visual disorders. On the other hand, it is useful in patients with an atypical form of CSCR to exclude Cushing's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Fondation Ophtalmologique A. de Rothschild. Paris, France.
authors.forename: Iama
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Giovansili
authors.forename: Georeges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Belange
authors.forename: Aude
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Affortit
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D056833:Central Serous Chorioretinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D047748:Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone