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→Cardiac amyloidosis: +cocaine
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*ABCs of pink on H&E = '''a'''myloid, '''b'''lood (fibrin), '''c'''ollagen, '''s'''mooth muscle. | *ABCs of pink on H&E = '''a'''myloid, '''b'''lood (fibrin), '''c'''ollagen, '''s'''mooth muscle. | ||
==Cocaine toxicity== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Anatomical findings at autopsy are non-specific. | |||
===Gross=== | |||
Features:<ref name=pmid1346509>{{cite journal |author=Kloner RA, Hale S, Alker K, Rezkalla S |title=The effects of acute and chronic cocaine use on the heart |journal=Circulation |volume=85 |issue=2 |pages=407–19 |year=1992 |month=February |pmid=1346509 |doi= |url=http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=1346509}}</ref> | |||
*Atherosclerosis out of keeping with age. | |||
*+/-Large areas of confluent necrosis. | |||
*+/-Contraction band necrosis. | |||
*+/-Fibrosis. | |||
*+/-Cardiomyopathy. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features:<ref name=pmid1346509/> | |||
*+/-Large areas of confluent necrosis. | |||
*+/-Contraction band necrosis. | |||
*+/-Fibrosis. | |||
*+/-Myocarditis. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||