Seen in chronic inflammatory anemia is -

<p>In chronic inflammatory anemia, defect in transfer of iron from macrophages to developing erythroid cells in the marrow leads to reduced availability of iron for haem synthesis despite adequate iron stores,elevating serum ferritin levels.Serum iron is characteristically reduced in this type of anemias while TIBC is low to normal.</p><p>Reference :Harsh mohan textbook of pathology sixth edition pg no 302.</p>