What to do if lactate dehydrogenase is too high? This treatment is effective

Muscular dystrophy, liver disease, lung disease, heart disease, kidney disease, improper treatment of hepatitis B, etc. can all cause high levels of lactate dehydrogenase in the human body. In the face of this symptom, you should not take medication on your own. You must first go to a professional hospital for examination, and then make the best treatment plan based on the actual condition.

1. Causes of high lactate dehydrogenase

1. Muscular dystrophy: LDH4 and LDH5 in the blood of patients with muscular dystrophy are significantly elevated.

2. Liver disease: When the liver is diseased and liver cells are damaged, LDH4 and LDH5 in the blood will increase significantly. LDH5/LDH4<1 often indicates primary liver cancer. In acute hepatitis, LDH5 increases significantly, while LDH4 does not increase. Chronic hepatitis is manifested by a continuous increase in LDH5 or a decrease followed by an increase.

3. Lung disease: Serum LDH3 often increases in cases of lung disease. In patients with lung abscess, serum LDH3 and LDH4 are often elevated simultaneously with LDH5.

4. Heart disease: Serum LDH1 and LDH2 increase significantly in viral and rheumatic myocarditis, Keshan disease myocardial damage, and acute myocardial infarction.

5. Kidney disease: Serum LDH5 may increase in acute tubular necrosis, chronic glomerulonephritis and renal transplant rejection.

6. When the condition of a hepatitis B virus carrier worsens and becomes a hepatitis B patient, some liver cells are damaged and the levels of LDH4 and LDH5 in the serum will increase to varying degrees.

7. Improper treatment of hepatitis B, especially improper use of medication, and long-term use of the same medication can cause kidney toxicity. When nephrotoxicity occurs, the lactate dehydrogenase level in the serum will increase rapidly.

2. Treatment Plan

Elevated lactate dehydrogenase levels in serum are mainly caused by malignant tumors, hepatitis, cirrhosis and other diseases. Elevated lactate dehydrogenase levels are commonly seen in acute hepatitis, obstructive jaundice, myocarditis, malignant tumors, cirrhosis, liver cancer, muscular dystrophy, acute leukemia and pernicious anemia. Clinical medical practice shows that elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase in more than 80% of patients is caused by liver disease, especially acute hepatitis B, cirrhosis, liver cancer, etc. Therefore, if patients find that the lactate dehydrogenase level in their serum is no longer within the normal range, they should go to a liver disease hospital for testing in time and receive targeted treatment under the guidance of a doctor.