Pigmentation in the liver is caused by all except-
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Description: Ans. is 'None'Pigmentation in liver is caused by following conditions :o Lipofuscin : It is a insoluble pigment known as lipochrome and wear and tear pigment.It is seen in cell & undergoing low, regressive changes and is paicularly prominent in liver and hea of aging patient or pt. with severe malnutrition and cancer cachexia.o Wilson's disease : Copper is usually deposited in peripoal hepatocyles in the form of Reddish granules incytoplasm or Reddish cytoplasmic coloration stained by rubeanic acid or rhodamine stain for copper.o Malarial pigment: During malarial infection liver colour varies from dark chocolate red to slate-grey even blackdepending upon the stage of congestion. Microscopically the cytoplasm are filled with malarial pigment (hematin)and parasite.o In biliary cirrhosis liver is enlarged and greenish-yellow colour due to cholestasis. So liver is pigmented due to bile. o Pseudomelanin : A dark greenish or blackish post moem discolouration of the surface of the abdominal viscera resulting from the action of sulfated hydrogen upon the iron of disintegrated haemoglobin. Liver is also pigmented.
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