Diagnostic and prognostic value of very high serum lactate dehydrogenase in admitted medical patients.

Abstract

The presence of very high isolated LDH warrants thorough investigation for the presence of severe underlying disease, mostly metastatic cancer, hematologic malignancies, and infection. Moreover, it is a marker for major in-hospital complications and is an independent predictor of mortality in admitted medical patients. lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), cancer, internal medicine