Causes of hyperferritinemia: what has changed with the pandemic?

Abstract

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to analyze patients with ferritin levels of ≥ 1000 ng/mL based on diagnoses and the wards they received both before the COVID pandemic and during the pandemic periods. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study evaluated the patients who applied to a tertiary hospital and had ferritin onset of the pandemic. The patients' demographic and clinical characteristics and ferritin levels were obtained from the hospital's medical records. Results: There were 2022 patients, 635 (31.4%) female and 1387 (68.6%) male, with a median age of 62 (49-71) years. 554 patients (27.4%) before the pandemic, and 1468 patients (72.6%) during the pandemic had ferritin levels of ≥ 1000 ng/mL. Hyperferritinemia was detected more frequently in males during the pandemic (p