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Serum lactate dehydrogenase activity increases in both endogenous and exogenous hypercorticisms.

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Selvais, Philippe Maiter, Dominique [UCL] Schoemans, H Seidemann, I Lambert, Michel [UCL]

Both endogenous and exogenous hypercorticisms are associated with a modest increase of the activity of serum lactate dehydrogenase. Considering both the wide use of this parameter and the frequent prescription of corticosteroids in clinical practice, awareness of this phenomenon is useful to avoid unnecessary investigations.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Journal Article
Publication date 2000
Journal information "Acta clinica Belgica" - Vol. 55, no. 4, p. 205-8 (2000)
issn 0001-5512
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - Autre
MESH Subject Adolescent ; Adrenocortical Hyperfunction - chemically induced - enzymology - etiology ; Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - blood ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Cohort Studies ; Colorimetry ; Cushing Syndrome - enzymology - surgery ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use ; Humans ; L-Lactate Dehydrogenase - blood ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prednisolone - therapeutic use ; Retrospective Studies ; Statistics, Nonparametric
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Bibliographic reference Selvais, Philippe ; Maiter, Dominique ; Schoemans, H ; Seidemann, I ; Lambert, Michel. Serum lactate dehydrogenase activity increases in both endogenous and exogenous hypercorticisms.. In: Acta clinica Belgica, Vol. 55, no. 4, p. 205-8 (2000)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/12974