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*CO binds to myoglobin. | *CO binds to myoglobin. | ||
===Gross | ===Gross=== | ||
External | ====External findings==== | ||
*Salmon pink skin. | *Salmon pink skin. | ||
Internal | |||
DDx of pink skin includes: | |||
*[[Hypothermia]]. | |||
*Cyanide poisoning. | |||
*Fluoroacetate poisoning. | |||
====Internal findings==== | |||
*General: organs pink hue. | *General: organs pink hue. | ||
*Brain: globus pallidus [[necrosis]] - bilateral.<ref name=pmid21150349>{{Cite journal | last1 = Fielding | first1 = J. | last2 = Lang | first2 = W. | last3 = White | first3 = OB. | title = Carbon monoxide poisoning: impact on ocular motility. | journal = Cogn Behav Neurol | volume = 23 | issue = 4 | pages = 256-61 | month = Dec | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1097/WNN.0b013e3181c5e2c1 | PMID = 21150349 }}</ref> | *Brain: globus pallidus [[necrosis]] - bilateral.<ref name=pmid21150349>{{Cite journal | last1 = Fielding | first1 = J. | last2 = Lang | first2 = W. | last3 = White | first3 = OB. | title = Carbon monoxide poisoning: impact on ocular motility. | journal = Cogn Behav Neurol | volume = 23 | issue = 4 | pages = 256-61 | month = Dec | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1097/WNN.0b013e3181c5e2c1 | PMID = 21150349 }}</ref> | ||
Notes: | Notes: | ||
*Bilateral necrosis of the putamen is seen in [[methanol toxicity]]. | *Bilateral necrosis of the putamen is seen in [[methanol toxicity]]. | ||