Fatty Liver and High Ferritin?

I have fatty liver. My ALT was slightly elevated recently. 64 scale of 10-60. I had an ultrasound and a CT with contrast that confirmed fatty liver. I had a ton of blood work done and dr. said it was all normal. no Hep A B or C no sign of liver disease besides fatty. The only thing abnormal was my ferritin level. it was like 500 he said. He said over 1000 means Hemochromatosis but he also said he tested me for the gene for this and I do not have it so there is like under a 5% chance of having it. Just wondering if anyone knows what could cause high ferritin. He said it could be any infection. They did mention seeing a lymph node on the CT that was nothing to worry about so he said I could i had an infection. Just curious. he says we can retest in 3-6 months.

The most common causes of fatty liver are: Alcohol abuse, obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, and also as a side effect of some medications esp. steroids.
The best advice is, if you have any of above problems, start working on them, keep follow ups with your DOC.Don't worry Docs, they know how to handel fatty liver. Good luck.

My ferritin level was only 400 and I had hemochromatosis. You need to ask for an iron profile to be done. If a person's ferritin level is allowed to go over 1000 before a doctor will diagnose and begin treatment, this can cause serious damage to the organs. Report It