What to do about hyperferritinemia?

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Géraldine Verstraete Published in the journal : January 2022 Category : Hematology/Oncology

Summary :

Regularly dosed upon routine biological work-ups, ferritin is revealed increased in a certain proportion of the population. At times, detection of hyperferritinemia leads to exhaustive and useless work-up, often including HFE genotyping. Although hemochromatosis is the most common genetic disease, this condition is not the primary cause of hyperferritinemia. In Western countries, metabolic syndrome and consumption of alcoholic beverages are the first etiologies to be considered. In general, a complete diagnostic approach, including complete medical history, clinical examination, and biology with a complete martial assessment, allows for identifying, without any specialized consultation required.

Key Words

Hyperferritinemia, etiologies, work-up