HEMOSIDERIN

H&E and NADH stains

Hemosiderin deposits around vessels & in endomysium

Prussian blue stain

Prussian blue staining of iron in muscle

Hemosiderin Brownish pigment containing iron Hemosiderin deposits in muscle or nerve occur in Hemosiderosis Hemochromatosis Other systemic iron overload Local hemorrhage Trauma Vasculitis & Vasculopathy