Abstract:Objective To explore the value of serum ferritin (SF) in differential diagnosis of infectious diseases and active autoimmune diseases. Methods Totally 112 cases with fever and autoimmune diseases (except those complicated with tumors, iron deficiency anemia and secondary infections of autoimmune diseases) admitted to our hospital from March 2015 to March 2017 were selected into the clinical data. The patients were divided into infection group (52 cases) and autoimmune disease group (60 cases). The levels of fibrinogen (FIB), platelet count (PLT), C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), serum ferritin and other inflammatory indicators were analyzed. Results There was no significant difference in fibrinogen, platelet count and C- reactive protein level between the two groups (P?>?0.05). The PCT level of the infected group was higher than that of the active autoimmune disease patients [(2.35?±?8.54) ng/ml VS (0.21?±?0.16) ng/ml, P?0.05]. The levels of serum ferritin in patients with active autoimmune diseases were higher than those in patients with infection [(722.64?±?509.84) ng/ml VS (260.86?± 143.28) ng/ml, P?0.05]. The diagnostic value of serum ferritin in the active phase of autoimmune diseases was 0.829 under the ROC curve Conclusions Serum ferritin levels in patients with active autoimmune diseases increase more significantly than those with infectious diseases,and have great reference significance for the active autoimmune diseases and infectious diseases.