value of serum ferritin in various hepatic diseases

ABSTRACT

Serum ferritin was assessed using radioimmunoassay in 103 patients, and 45 controls in order to evaluate the clinical significance of ferritin concentration in various liver diseases. Elevated levels were found in patients with chronic liver diseases [25%], alcoholic liver diseases [37%], extra hepatic biliary obstruction [50%], and viral hepatitis [66%]. Serum ferritin levels in liver malignancies showed significantly high values in hepatomas [60%], and in metastatic liver diseases [50%]. This study highlights the value of serum ferritin concentration in the clinical diagnosis of liver diseases