title: Serum lactate dehydrogenase activity increases in both endogenous and exogenous hypercorticisms.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Louvain Medical School, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Selvais
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Maiter
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schoemans
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Seidemann
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lambert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000308:Adrenocortical Hyperfunction / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000209:etiology; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003124:Colorimetry; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000201:enzymology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D011239:Prednisolone; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase