What causes elevated ferritin levels?

Ferritin is an indicator that is also checked during physical examinations. Low or high ferritin levels may indicate physical condition. Many people don't know what causes high ferritin levels. Generally speaking, high ferritin levels are likely due to a disease, such as liver disease.

1. Ferritin is not only an indicator of iron metabolism, but also a non-specific tumor marker. Many diseases can cause an increase in ferritin, such as liver disease, excessive iron load, sideroblastic anemia, aplastic anemia, megaloblastic anemia, hemolytic anemia, cancer, inflammation or infection, hyperthyroidism, etc. It is recommended that you go to the hospital's hematology department first. If there is no problem with blood production, then go to the hepatology department for consultation. At work, I often encounter people who have elevated ferritin levels during health checks, but their living conditions are good. Try to find the reason.

2. Increased ferritin: common in malignant tumors, aplastic anemia, sideroblastic anemia, chronic hemolytic anemia, liver disease, myocardial infarction, acute infection, lead poisoning and anemia caused by vitamin B6 deficiency, etc. It is recommended to eat less greasy food recently and go to the hospital for examination.

3. Normal human serum contains a small amount of ferritin. Generally speaking, the value for normal men is 80-130ug/L. Generally speaking, ferritin testing is an indicator for diagnosing and differentiating iron deficiency anemia, but ferritin is also a tumor marker. If it is significantly elevated, it is necessary to consider acute or chronic liver system damage or digestive system tumors. The abnormal increase in ferritin is an abnormal state and must be taken seriously. Therefore, it is recommended that you go to the hematology or gastroenterology department of the hospital to complete relevant examinations, find out the cause of the increase, and make a clear diagnosis. It can also eliminate doubts in your mind.