Mifepristone treatment of chronic central serous chorioretinopathy

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作者
Nielsen, Jared S.
Weinreb, Robert N.
Yannuzzi, Lawrence
Jampol, Lee M.
机构
[1] Northwestern Univ, Feinberg Sch Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
[2] Univ Calif San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Ctr, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
[3] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Ophthalmol, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
[4] Manhattan Eye Ear & Throat Hosp, LuEsther T Mertz Retinal Res Ctr, New York, NY 10021 USA
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RETINA-THE JOURNAL OF RETINAL AND VITREOUS DISEASES | 2007年 / 27卷 / 01期
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10.1097/IAE.0b013e3180316fd8
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R77 [眼科学];
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100212 ;
摘要
Antiglucocorticoid therapy has been hypothesized to be beneficial in the treatment of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). We report a case of severe chronic CSC with a favorable response to oral mifepristone, a potent antiglucocorticoid medication. Copyright © by Ophthalmic Communications Society, Inc.
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页码:119 / 122
页数:4
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