LDH 120 - 300 HIGH DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS FOR AN ELEVATED LDH

Severe Shock

Anorexia

Hemolysis

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome 

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

Megaloblastic Anemia

     B12 Deficiency

     Folate Deficiency

Ineffective Erythropoiesis and RBC Precursor Breakdown ( LDH1 and LDH2 )

Toxic Hepatitis

Viral Hepatitis

Infectious Mononucleosis

Cirrhosis

     Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

     Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

     Wilsons Disease

     Hemochromatosis

     Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

     Autoimmune Hepatitis

     Alcoholic Hepatitis

Glycogen Storage Disease

Obstructive jaundice

Germ cell tumors:

     Teratomas

     Seminoma (testis)

     Dysgerminoma (ovary)

Progressive Muscular Dystrophy

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Myocarditis

Congestive Heart Failure

Pheochromocytoma

Hepatic Congestion

Pancreatitis

Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia

Polymyositis

Malignancy

     Lymphoma 

          Hodgkin's Lymphoma

          Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma