Is it true that a ferritin above 200 essentially rules out iron deficiency?

Topics: Pediatric Oncology • Hematology • Pediatric Hematology • Benign Hematology • Iron Homeostasis

Does this hold true when the patient has significant inflammation?

Answer from: at Community Practice

No, I do not think that a ferritin >200 ug/L essentially "rules out" iron deficiency. Ferritin is an acute phase reactant and can be elevated in myriad conditions including kidney disease, autoimmune disorders, etc. The transferrin saturation (measure of serum iron/TIBC) is an important marker of...

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Medical Oncologist at Medical University of South Carolina
While distinguishing absolute from functional iron...

at The Mass General Porphyria Center
Very true.

at UC Irvine
Liver iron can now be quantified accurately, and n...

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