Table 1: Causes of raised serum ferritin without iron overload [19].

Recent illness	Check for acute infection.
Chronic alcohol intake	Check alcohol excess.
Chronic liver disease, cirrhosis	Check for Abnormal liver function. Check liver by US.
Viral hepatitis	Serology for hepatitis B and C.
Acute or chronic inflammatory conditions	Erythrocyte sedimentation rate or C reactive protein, or both.
Metabolic syndrome (obesity, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension)	Check body mass index, blood pressure, blood glucose, lipid studies.
Renal failure	Check renal function.
Malignancy	Check for weight loss, anorexia. Do Imaging as appropriate.