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How to Follow up on Unexplained Hyperferritinemia in Primary Care ISSN: 2469-5793 Al Ubaidi BA. J Fam Med Dis Prev 2017, 3:058 DOI: 10.23937/2469-5793/1510058 Volume 3 | Issue 2 Journal of Open Access Family Medicine and Disease Prevention CASE STUDY How to Follow Up on Unexplained Hyperferritinemia in Primary Care Basem Abbas Al Ubaidi*, and Noor Alhammadi Department of Primary Care, Ministry of Health, Arabian Gulf University, Kingdom of Bahrain *Corresponding author: Basem Abbas Al Ubaidi, Consultant Family Physician, Ministry of Health, Assistant professor in Arabian Gulf University Kingdom of Bahrain, Bahrain, E-mail: [email protected] ed with hypertriglyceridemia, hypertension and insulin Abstract resistance which are more prevalent in the Gulf countries 50-years-old Bahraini male had an increased level of serum ferritin. The patient showed mildly high alanine aminotrans- states, reaching up Arab 29% to 33% in males, and 38% to ferase and γ-glutamyltransferase and positive chronic hep- 41% in females respectively [9,10]. atitis B. “Hepatic Hyperferritinemia” is another source of elevated SF, since any injured hepatocytes such as in- Introduction jured will seep ferritin into the serum, so SF deemed be Seventy-five percent of Iron is present in hemoglo- reflected as another type of Liver Function Test (LFT) bin, while 10-20% is stored in the protein ferritin. The in liver disease (hepatitis B, hepatitis C, alcoholic liver remainder 5-15% is found in the iron transport protein disease, HH). Consequently, any elevated SF with ab- transferrin, as well as in myoglobin, cytochromes and normal LFTs will usually require further investigation in as unbound serum iron [1]. Elevated Serum Ferritin (SF) order to rule out hepatic Hyperferritinemia [11]. is commonly encountered in primary care. Hyperferrit- “Alcohol Hyperferritinemia” is also highly associated inemia is considered high when the level of ferritin is with alcohol consumption level. Elevated SF, with two > 200 mcq/l in a premenopausal women, and the level or more standard beer drinks cause increases in ferritin of > 300 mcq/l in men & postmenopausal women [2]. secretion by the liver 12[ ,13]. Worldwide, 90% of detected Hyperferritinemia cases are found related to non-iron overload conditions (e.g. “Iatrogenic Hyperferritinemia” is common in pa- Alcohol related liver disease, hematological disease, tients receiving many blood transfusions; especially renal failure, neoplastic, infection or inflammation and those with thalassemia major, sickle cell diseases & metabolic syndrome), whereas only 10% of cases. Hy- myelodysplastic syndrome. Moreover, patients on oral perferritinemia cases are due to iron overload (Hemo- iron pills or iron intravenous injection for a long time chromatosis (HH)) [3-5]. can develop high serum Hyperferritinemia [14]. Serum iron presents diurnal variation, so the best “Malignant, Infective and Inflammatory Hyperferrit- sample for iron studies is a fasting morning sample [6,7]. inemia” requires a screening test for SF, C-reactive Pro- Mild elevations of SF < 1000 μg/L are tolerable levels in tein (CRP), Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) and the absence of HH; the risk of hepatic iron overload is Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) which can help exclude se- exceedingly low, whereas high elevation of SF > 1000 rious disease [15]. μg/L requires specialist review to rule out HH with an Objective increased risk of hepatic iron overload, which leads to hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis [8]. There are many types To use up to date evidence- based investigation for of hyperferritinemia presented in primary care. interpretation of high serum ferritin in primary care. “Metabolic Hyperferritinemia” must be considered Case Study when evaluating patients with elevated SF and associat- Citation: Al Ubaidi BA (2017) How to Follow Up of Unexplained Hyperferritinemia in Primary Care. J Fam Med Dis Prev 3:058. doi.org/10.23937/2469-5793/1510058 Received: October 16, 2016; Accepted: May 30, 2017; Published: June 01, 2017 Copyright: © 2017 Al Ubaidi BA. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Al Ubaidi BA. J Fam Med Dis Prev 2017, 3:058 • Page 1 of 4 • DOI: 10.23937/2469-5793/1510058 ISSN: 2469-5793 50-years-old Bahraini male came to the local health eye redness, abnormal pigmentation or cataract. center to follow up in a chronic disease clinic for his The next investigation was iron studies with results medical issues. He is a known case of good controlled being all normal. The concomitant Hepatitis B virus was DM type 2 {FBS 6.4 (3.6-5.6 mmol/l)}, HBA1c 48 FBS shown (Core IgG positive; HBSAG negative; Anti-HBS mmol/L (20-39 mmol/mol) on oral hypoglycemic treat- ment [Glucophage 500 mg twice daily], and dyslipid- negative; positive PCR), while the hepatitis C virus was emia mainly elevated triglyceridemia {Total cholesterol negative. Hemoglobin Pattern by HPLC showed normal 4.9 mmol/L; mean HDL cholesterol 1 mmol/L (0.83-1.86 pattern (no hemoglobinopathy), Anti-nuclear antibody mmol/l); mean LDL cholesterol 2.85 mmol/L (1.68- was negative, whereas plasma fibrinogen was normal 3.367 mmol/l); mean Triglycerides 2.3 mmol/L (0.2-1.8 377 mg/dL (fibrinogen: 150-400 mg/dL). mmol/l)} on fibrates [Bezalip 400 mg daily]. Incidentally, Liver ultrasound shows mild hepatomegaly with mod- the patient was found to have high serum ferritin level. erate to severe fatty changes, and mild splenomegaly. His mean serum ferritin was 561 mcq/l {S. ferritin range from 502 to 600 mcq/l. (normal range in male 12-300 Case Discussion mcq/l)}. The patient’s investigation showed abnormal Generally, the patient had high serum ferritin with liver function test {alanine aminotransferase 53 IU/L metabolic syndrome without iron overload (obesity, (normal range is 10-40 IU/L) and γ-glutamyltransferase type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertriglyceridemia and hy- 66 IU/L (normal range 0-37 IU/L). Patient’s CBC, ESR and pertension) [1,16,17]. renal function tests were normal. He was otherwise obese, his weight was 104 kg, and height 175 cm (BMI = The patient also had moderate to severe Nonalco- 33.9), and waist circumferences was 110 cm in diame- holic Steatohepatitis (NASH), with liver parenchymal in- ter, blood pressure was 160/100 mmHg. flammation due to “fatty liver” combined with positive hepatitis B [18,19]. Patient’s family’s history was negative for the famil- ial liver disease or iron overload. It was also showed, The chronic viral hepatitis combined with metabolic negative personal history of iron overload, ineffective NASH was believed to be the cause of the hyperferriti- erythropoiesis, hereditary hemochromatosis, and por- naemia. There was no evidence of iron overload. Life- phoria cutanea tarda. The patient denied any alcohol style modifications and Hepatology referral were rec- intake, liver disease; renal disease, previous infection or ommended. inflammation and malignancies. There are two main causes for increased serum ferritin: While patient’s examination showed that his abdomen 1. Raised serum ferritin without iron overload (90% of was soft and lax, with no tenderness; the liver was palpa- cases) (Table 1) [18-20]. ble 2 cm; below the costal margin (notch was not palpa- ble). Other examination (chest and cardiovascular exam- 2. Raised serum ferritin with iron overload (10% of cas- ination) were unremarkable. Eye examination showed no es) (Table 2) [18-20]. Table 1: Causes of raised serum ferritin without iron overload [19]. Recent illness Check for acute infection. Chronic alcohol intake Check alcohol excess. Chronic liver disease, cirrhosis Check for Abnormal liver function. Check liver by US. Viral hepatitis Serology for hepatitis B and C. Acute or chronic inflammatory conditions Erythrocyte sedimentation rate or C reactive protein, or both. Metabolic syndrome (obesity, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, Check body mass index, blood pressure, blood glucose, lipid hypertension) studies. Renal failure Check renal function. Malignancy Check for weight loss, anorexia. Do Imaging as appropriate. Table 2: Causes of raised serum ferritin with iron overload [19]. Personal history of iron overload Heavy oral, intravenous iron supplements or many transfusion history. Chronic Anemia with ineffective erythropoiesis (thalassemia Full blood count, blood film, haemoglobinopathy studies. intermedia, sideroblastic anemia, chronic hemolytic anemia Hereditary haemochromatosis Check for fatigue, lethargy, arthralgia, diabetes, loss of libido, impotence, amenorrhoea, right upper quadrant abdominal pain, hepatomegaly, cirrhosis, chondrocalcinosis, skin hyperpigmentation, heart failure. Family history of iron overload Check for positive family history. Porphyria cutanea tarda Check for cutaneous photosensitivity. Check for liver dysfunction. Al Ubaidi BA. J Fam Med Dis Prev 2017, 3:058 • Page 2 of 4 • DOI: 10.23937/2469-5793/1510058 ISSN: 2469-5793 Guideline in Clinical Assessment of Hyperferrit- Recommendation inemia in Primary Care [4,18,21-24] • Elevated S.F is usually due to acute/chronic inflam- 1. It is mandatory to ask about alcohol and iron over mation, heavy alcohol ingestion, acute/chronic liver, load in each hyperferritinemia presentation. kidney, metabolic syndrome and rarely malignancy. 2. Check the body mass index, blood pressure, blood sug- • Initial tests are full CBC, liver/renal function and in- ar and blood lipid , if suspecting metabolic syndrome. flammatory markers.
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