Serum ferritin level in neonatal fulminant liver failure

Editor—Elevated serum ferritin is a non-specific indicator of severe hepatocyte injury.1 2 Neonatal haemochromatosis (NH) is an uncommon disorder of neonatal iron storage, which often requires liver transplantation.1 3 Serum ferritin levels are considerably elevated in NH,1 4 but differentiating NH from other forms of neonatal fulminant hepatic failure (FHF), in which liver transplantation …