Abstract
Serum ferritin is an acute phase protein; importantly, its level is noticeably increased in response to iron overload and systemic inflammation. The iron overload status in thalassemia patients has been recognized as a potential way to measure liver iron concentration (LIC) levels using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of chronic viral hepatitis on the level of serum ferritin in patients with thalassemia. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving chronic viral hepatitis infection. Mean serum ferritin and LIC levels were recorded. The LIC values were used to divide the patients into two groups; a higher LIC group (>5 mg Fe/g) and a lower LIC group (<5 mg Fe/g). Mean serum ferritin levels were then compared between the two LIC groups. We identified 32 thalassemia patients comprising of 13 chronic viral hepatitis patients, seven patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV), and six patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV). With regard to the group with higher LIC values, the mean serum ferritin levels in the hepatitis group were significantly higher than for those in the non hepatitis group (1776 ± 488 vs. 967 ± 860 ng/mL, p = 0.03). Furthermore, the linear correlation between the m...Continue Reading
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