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What Does High Level Of Ferritin In My Blood Test Report Suggest?

This is regarding my mother in law who is 60 years old ,weight 55 kg, height 5'3".She is having Hb level of 6.5 for almost last 9 months. Now on test it has been found that her Hb is 7.1 but the reports also indicate high levels of ferritin and occurence of mild anisopoikilocytosis and mild thrombocytopenia. What does it signify
Sat, 31 May 2014
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
A low hemoglobin levels along with high ferritin levels suggests anemia of chronic disease.
Ferritin is an acute phase reactant and it rises in cases of inflammation.
Anemia of chronic disease occurs due to diseases of kidney, liver, thyroid etc.
Thus, clinical assessment needs to be done.
All systems need to be investigated- renal function tests, liver function tests, thyroid function tests need to be done to assess the functional status of these organs.
Presence of thrombocytopenia can be due to suppression of bone marrow due to some chronic disease process.
Consult your doctor for clinical assessment.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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What Does High Level Of Ferritin In My Blood Test Report Suggest?

Hello and welcome to HCM, A low hemoglobin levels along with high ferritin levels suggests anemia of chronic disease. Ferritin is an acute phase reactant and it rises in cases of inflammation. Anemia of chronic disease occurs due to diseases of kidney, liver, thyroid etc. Thus, clinical assessment needs to be done. All systems need to be investigated- renal function tests, liver function tests, thyroid function tests need to be done to assess the functional status of these organs. Presence of thrombocytopenia can be due to suppression of bone marrow due to some chronic disease process. Consult your doctor for clinical assessment. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja P Wahal