Serum ferritin concentration as an index of storage iron in rheumatoid arthritis.

Journal of clinical pathology ·Vol. 27 ·No. 10 ·1974-10-00 ·Pages 786-8

Bentley DP, Williams P

Abstract

Serum ferritin concentration has been compared with semi-quantitative histochemical estimates of bone marrow iron deposits in 60 anaemic patients with rheumatoid arthritis. There was considerable variation in the visual assessment of iron stores made by different observers. Serum ferritin appears to be a particularly sensitive index of iron status when stores are low. The best means of detecting iron deficiency in rheumatoid arthritis are discussed.

MeSH Terms

Adult Aged Anemia, Hypochromic/diagnosis Arthritis, Rheumatoid/blood Bone Marrow/analysis Female Ferritins/blood Humans Iron/analysis,metabolism Iron Deficiencies Male Middle Aged Transferrin/blood

Chemicals

Transferrin Ferritins Iron

Authors & Affiliations

2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Bentley D P

Williams P

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9 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of clinical pathology

Abbr.

J Clin Pathol

ISSN

0021-9746

DOI

10.1136/jcp.27.10.786

Published

1974-10-00

Pages

786-8

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0376601

PMCID

PMC475482

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/jcp.27.10.786 PMC Full Text View journal details

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