Hemosiderosis of liver
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The liver cells and Kupffer cells contain abundant granular, brown pigment. The definitive diagnosis of hemosiderosis would necessitate special studies. Histochemically, hemosiderin reacts in a Prussian blue reaction which demonstrates ferric iron contained in these granules. Prussian blue reaction is useful for excluding other pigments that are also brown: lipofuscin and melanin.