Preferred Label : Hyperferritinemia;
MeSH definition : A finding of elevated serum level of FERRITIN. It is often associated with IRON OVERLOAD,
repeated blood transfusions, malignancy, iron metabolic syndromes, virus infection,
liver injury or dysfunction, and renal failure. Hyperferritinemia in iron metabolic
syndromes (e.g., Still's diseases, and HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME) is referred to as
dysmetabolic hyperferritinemia.;
MeSH synonym : Hyperferritinemias; Raised Serum Ferritin; Serum Ferritin, Raised; Elevated Serum Ferritin; Serum Ferritin, Elevated;
MeSH hyponym : Ultrahyperferritinemias; Hyperferritinemia, Dysmetabolic;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperferritinemia;
Origin ID : D000085583;
UMLS CUI : C3854388;
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A finding of elevated serum level of FERRITIN. It is often associated with IRON OVERLOAD,
repeated blood transfusions, malignancy, iron metabolic syndromes, virus infection,
liver injury or dysfunction, and renal failure. Hyperferritinemia in iron metabolic
syndromes (e.g., Still's diseases, and HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME) is referred to as
dysmetabolic hyperferritinemia.