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A member asked:
What can cause a blood test to show high levels of ferritin, aside from hemochromatosis?
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Liver and more: Liver disease, due to alcohol, viral hepatitis; chronic infections, hemolytic anemia, anorexia nervosa, and some drugs can cause elevated serum ferritin.
Answered 3/2/2018
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