Hi doctor, My mother has been transfused with at least 11 to 12 units of blood during a period of two months. This was done on a false diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia. It was a false diagnosis because transferrin receptor was never used to come to this diagnosis. She has had elevated CRP for a while now because of a proctitis. The doctor monitored her free serum iron and transferrin saturation, which have been low for a while now. Although, her ferritin got elevated after her stay in hospital. The iron and transferrin saturation are still low, but ferritin is swinging between 1300 and 1700 depending on CRP. Every time, CRP falls below 25 and the ferritin gets elevated to 1700. Now, an MRI of the liver and spleen shows increased iron concentration (120 umol/g) and moderate iron overload in the spleen. Her symptoms and findings are severe skin pigmentation, hair loss, elevated amylase and lipase, total loss of appetite, cardiac arrhythmia, pulmonary hypertension, etc. She tested negative for C282Y gene mutation. What do you think of this?
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