普鲁士蓝铁染色显示，遗传性血色素沉着症（HH）患者在镜下可见广泛的肝脏含铁血黄素沉着。注意还有肝硬化表现。HH患者过多的铁沉积能够影响许多器官，如心脏（充血性心衰）、胰腺（糖尿病）、肝脏（肝硬化和肝衰）、关节（关节炎）是受累最严重的器官。
The Prussian blue iron stain reveals extensive hepatic hemosiderin deposition microscopically in this case of hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). Note that there is also cirrhosis. Excessive iron deposition in persons with HH can affect many organs, but heart (congestive failure), pancreas (diabetes mellitus), liver (cirrhosis and hepatic failure), and joints (arthritis) are the most severely affected.
