title: Comparison of Serum Cortisol and Testosterone Levels in Acute and Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, India.
authors.forename: Tanie
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Natung
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, India.
authors.forename: Avonuo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keditsu
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D056833:Central Serous Chorioretinopathy / Q000097:blood*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D013739:Testosterone; D006854:Hydrocortisone
keywords: Central serous chorioretinopathy; Serum cortisol; Testosterone