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Abstract #5348 Published in IGR 1-2
Corticosteroid-induced glaucoma attributable to an adrenocorticotropin- secreting malignant carcinoid tumor of the thymus
Blumenthal EZ; Muszkat M; Pe'er J; Ticho UAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology 1999; 128: 100-101
PURPOSE: To describe the clinical and histopathologic findings in a patient with corticosteroid-induced open-angle glaucoma attributable to an adrenocorticotropin-secreting malignant carcinoid of the thymus. METHODS: Case report. In a 33-year-old man, the clinical course, laboratory findings, and imaging results as well as the histopathologic findings are described. RESULTS: Increased intraocular pressure in this patient represented a manifestation of severe hypercortisolism attributable to a malignant adrenocorticotropin-secreting carcinoid tumor. Surgical removal resulted in return of the intraocular pressure values to normal levels. CONCLUSION: Thymic carcinoid is a rare cause of Cushing syndrome, which can lead to increased intraocular pressure.
Dr. E.Z. Blumenthal, Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, P.O. Box 12000, Jerusalem 91120; Israel
Classification:
9.4.1 Steroid-induced glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
