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A patient, who for a long time had been suffering from fibrocavitary tuberculosis accompanied by general emaciation, died of cardiopulmonary failure. Histology of the autopsy material detected accumulation of yellow-brown pigment in the liver, myocardium, and skeletal muscles, indicating disturbed metabolism of a certain pigment in the patient. Name this pigment.

Answer options

  1. Porphyrin
  2. Hemozoin
  3. Melanin
  4. Hemosiderin
  5. Lipofuscin
Correct answer

Lipofuscin

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