Suggest Treatment For High Feratin Levels In Blood

Posted on Tue, 4 Oct 2016

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Question : I am in the life insurace sales business. i have a 51 year old client that has high feratin levels in his blood as well as significantly high liver functions. His mother had a blood disorder ( he is not sure of the name) could this person have Hemachromatosisi? If so what can be done?

Answered by Dr. Ralph Chambers (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Hello. This definitely sounds like hemochromatosis

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Hemochromatosis is an iron storage disease that affects the liver and key to the diagnosis is high ferritin levels and evidence of liver damage.

The mainstay therapy is phlebotomy--taking out a pint of blood every six weeks or so--until the iron levels fall.

Please let me know if you need any more information.

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