A 24-year-old man is found to have an increased total body iron concentration. Biopsy of his liver shows large amounts of granular golden- brown pigment which stains blue with prussian blue stain. The presence of which one of the following diseases best explains these findings?
Correct Answer: Hemophilia
Description: Hemophilia The studies indicated that this patient has an accumulation of iron-containing pigment in his liver. One of the causes of this is multiple transfusions which increases the total iron load on the body. A patient with hemophilia . typically requires multiple blood transfusions over the years.
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