Elevated ferritin 600 μg/L is indicative of possible liver cell degeneration and necrosis, which is more severe, when elevated ferritin is seen in patients with moderate fatty liver.
The normal range for ferritin is 12 to 245 μg/L (adult males) and 5 to 130 μg/L (adult females), so a ferritin of 600 μg/L indicates elevation.
In patients with simple fatty liver, ferritin is not elevated. When fatty liver leads to cirrhosis, the liver cells become degenerated and necrotic, and the stored ferritin is released into the blood, resulting in an elevated ferritin concentration in the blood, which is indicative of disease progression and more seriousness.
In addition, elevated ferritin can also be seen in hematological diseases such as leukemia, iron granulocytic anemia, and malignant tumors such as nasopharyngeal cancer, lung cancer, and cervical cancer.
Patients with moderate fatty liver with ferritin of 600 μg/L should go to the hospital and ask the doctor to make a judgment.