Patho Q 2 - sage2006

[ArchivalUser]

After the suicide explosion, a forensic pathologist was able to identify a fragment of liver tissue as coming from an elderly man rather than the young bomber based on the presence of a pigment found in the tissue as a normal consequence of aging. What pigment did he observe:

A. Anthracoptic pigment
B. Bilirubin
C. Hemasiderin
D. Lipofuscin
E. Melanin

[ArchivalUser]

lipofuscin pigment

[ArchivalUser]

yes,its lipofuschin,also known as the wear n tear pigment.

[ArchivalUser]

yes,,,Lipofusin

[ArchivalUser]

Lipofuschin pigment binds to?? anybody there??

[ArchivalUser]

This is a "wear and tear" pigment from the accumulation of autophagolysosomes over time. This pigment is of no real pathologic importance.