title: Hyperferritinemia in pulmonary tuberculosis.
abstract: High ferritin levels have been found to be associated with non infectious as well as infectious causes including tuberculosis. This is one case report of 41 year old male who presented with cough with expectoration. The patient had Multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The laboratory findings showed Iron 280 μg/dl, Total iron binding capacity (TIBC) 61 μg/dl, and ferritin 92,945 ng/ml which indicates that iron is an essential nutrient for the survival of the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Biochemistry, Centre for Basic Sciences, Manipal University, Kasturba Medical College, Bejai, Mangalore, 575004 India.
authors.forename: Benedicta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: D'Souza
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Biochemistry, Centre for Basic Sciences, Manipal University, Kasturba Medical College, Bejai, Mangalore, 575004 India.
authors.forename: Sulekha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Biochemistry, Centre for Basic Sciences, Manipal University, Kasturba Medical College, Bejai, Mangalore, 575004 India.
authors.forename: Poornima
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manjrekar
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Biochemistry, Centre for Basic Sciences, Manipal University, Kasturba Medical College, Bejai, Mangalore, 575004 India.
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: D'Souza
keywords: Ferritin; MDRTB; TIBC