Medicine – MCQ 97 – Patient with increased serum ferritin, decreased TIBC
A patient presents with increased serum ferritin, decreased TIBC, increased serum iron, % saturation increased. Most probable diagnosis is
a) Anemia of chronic disease
b) Sideroblastic anemia
c) Iron deficiency anemia
d) Thalassemia minor
Correct answer : b) Sideroblastic anemia
2 Comments
it should be anemia of chronic disease
im wrong sorry for earlier response
anemia of chronic disease though iron stores are normal they will be unavailable
so the picture will be ferritin: increased but serum iron and transferrin : decreased
sideroblastic anemia iron stores are normal and available
so ferritin, iron incraesed but transferrin : decreased