Question

In malaria, pigmentation of skin and urine occurs due to

• A. Schuffner's granules
• B. Excessive loss of RBCs
• C. Excessive degeneration of haemoglobin
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is C Excessive degeneration of haemoglobin

Haemozoin is a disposal product formed from the digestion of blood by some blood-feeding parasites. These hematophagous organisms such as Malaria parasitesmdigest haemoglobin and release high quantities of free heme, which is the non-protein component of hemoglobin. This is called haemoglobin degenration. In malaria parasites, hemozoin is often called malaria pigment.

So, the correct answer is 'Excessive degeneration of haemoglobin'.