Open AccessSerum cortisol and testosterone levels in idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy
Author(s) -
Shaik M Zakir,
Manoj Kumar Shukla,
Simi Zaka-ur-Rab,
Jamal Ahmad,
Sajid Mahmood
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.57143
Subject(s) - medicine , testosterone (patch) , serous fluid , context (archaeology) , radioimmunoassay , hormone , statistical significance , endocrinology , paleontology , biology
The preferential occurrence of idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy (ICSC) in males with a typical Type A personality and behavior and a relative absence in females is a possible indicator towards the role of serum cortisol and /or the male sex hormone testosterone.