The skin pigmentation in bronze diabetes is due to?: (A) The skin pigmentation in bronze diabetes is due to?, (B) Lipofuscin, (C) Melanin, (D) Both melanine & hemosiderin
Answer is D. Ans. is 'd' i.e., Both melanin & HemosiderinSkin pigmentation in bronze diabetes (Hemochromatosis)Predominantly due to increased epidermal melanin production--> Paly attributed to hemosiderin deposition in dermal macrophages and fibroblasts.