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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2006; 12(36): 5866-5869
Published online Sep 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i36.5866
Published online Sep 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i36.5866
Condition | All patients, n = 150 (% total) | Local patients, n = 71 (% total) | Number with condition as singlecause for raised ferritin (%) |
HHC | 13 (8.6) | 8 (11.3) | 5/13 (38.5) |
Alcoholic liver disease | 33 (22) | 22 (31.0) | 24/33 (72.7) |
Other liver disease | 20 (13.3) | 10 (14.1) | 8/20 (40.0) |
Inflammatory Disease | 28 (18.6) | 9 (12.6) | 7/28 (25.0) |
Neoplasia | 29 (19.3) | 11 (15.4) | 6/29 (20.7) |
Repeated blood transfusion | 26 (17.3) | 9 (12.6) | 1/26 (3.8) |
Autoimmune disease | 21 (14.0) | 8 (11.3) | 2/21 (9.5) |
Haematological disease | 38 (25.3) | 11 (15.4) | 6/38 (15.7) |
Renal failure | 42 (28.0) | 15 (21.1) | 20/42 (47..6) |
Weight loss | 17 (11.3) | 6 (8.4) | 2/17 (11.7) |
HIV | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.4) | 0/1 (0) |
Unexplained | 3 (2.0) | 3 (4.2) | 3/3 (100) |
- Citation: Hearnshaw S, Thompson NP, McGill A. The epidemiology of hyperferritinaemia. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(36): 5866-5869
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i36/5866.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i36.5866