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7259378

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-9-22
pubmed:abstractText
Examination of 27 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) before treatment showed an elevation of the serum level of lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) in 15 patients. In these patients, the LDH level fell to normal in response to corticosteroid therapy. In six of 27 patients, steroid myopathy with elevation of the LDH level developed during corticosteroid therapy. At the same time, there was no or only a slight increase in the creatine phosphokinase level, while the SGOT and aldolase levels remained normal. The elevated LDH levels gradually returned to normal as the corticosteroid dosages were reduced and the myopathic symptoms disappeared. We suggest that the measurement of LDH levels is useful for diagnosis and the subsequent treatment of patients with steroid myopathy in SLE.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0003-9926
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
141
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1176-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Correlation between steroid myopathy and serum lactic dehydrogenase in systemic lupus erythematosus.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article