High ferritin , low erythrocytes levels

[sergirani]

Hi, my mom is 66ys old, she has done recently some blood analysis and it looks that she has high ferritin level (230), but the level of erythrocytes is low (2.97) ,and the MCV is a liitle bit higher (109.8)
Can anybody help please?
Thanks.

[sergirani]

thank you very much

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi!
High ferritin with low erythrocytes can be due to hemolytic anemias such as sickle cell anemia and thalassemia. It can also be seen in sideroblastic anemia. The lab tests to identify these include hemoglobin electrophoresis, DNA analysis, osmotic fragility test, and glucose-6-phosphatase analysis. In sideroblastic anemia, abnormal RBC or red blood cells are formed due to inability to incorporate iron into the RBC.
The other possibilities are infective liver disease, chronic inflammatory disease such as arthritis or asthma, hypothyroidism, and type 2 diabetes. You need to discuss this with her treating doctor. Take care!

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