Schuffner' dots are seen in red blood corpuscles of man due to which of the following **?
(a) Malaria
(b) Kala-azar
(c) Diabetes
(d) Filaria
Correct option (a) Malaria
Explanation :
During malaria, RBCs of man get somewhat enlarged and irregular in shape. A number of orange or yellow eosinophilic granules of unknown nature, called Schuffner'* dots appear in its cytoplasm.