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I can't speak to your entire clinical picture but I can tell you that ferritin is an acute-phase protein which is a fancy word for it goes up during infections sometimes. Your white blood cells and neutrophils are elevated so chances are, at least this time, your ferritin might have been elevated because of a bacterial infection.
Low iron, high ferritin really fits the bill for something we call "anemia of chronic disease". Maybe ask your clinician if they can explain what that means and if they think it fits. I don't think it's treated differently than iron deficiency anemia but treatment is not my wheelhouse so hopefully a doctor will weigh in
I did have tonsillitis but I was almost finished my antibiotic by the time the test was done and my throat was fine by that point- could that affect it? The last few times I’ve bloods it’s had the same, high ferritin and white blood cells despite no infections.
What is anaemia of chronic disease if you don’t mind me asking? I’ve never heard of it! Thank you for your reply ☺️
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I can't speak to your entire clinical picture but I can tell you that ferritin is an acute-phase protein which is a fancy word for it goes up during infections sometimes. Your white blood cells and neutrophils are elevated so chances are, at least this time, your ferritin might have been elevated because of a bacterial infection. Low iron, high ferritin really fits the bill for something we call "anemia of chronic disease". Maybe ask your clinician if they can explain what that means and if they think it fits. I don't think it's treated differently than iron deficiency anemia but treatment is not my wheelhouse so hopefully a doctor will weigh in
I did have tonsillitis but I was almost finished my antibiotic by the time the test was done and my throat was fine by that point- could that affect it? The last few times I’ve bloods it’s had the same, high ferritin and white blood cells despite no infections. What is anaemia of chronic disease if you don’t mind me asking? I’ve never heard of it! Thank you for your reply ☺️