Wischnewsky's spots in an ectopic stomach

J. Preuß; A. Thierauf; R. Dettmeyer; B. Madea

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.03.007

Wischnewsky's spots in an ectopic stomach

J. Preuß^*, A. Thierauf, R. Dettmeyer, B. Madea

^*Corresponding author for this work

Institute of Forensic Medicine

University of Bonn

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Abstract

Wischnewsky's spots in the mucosa of the stomach have been a well-known sign of death due to hypothermia for many years. Furthermore it is reported that those spots can rarely be found in the esophagus as well. We now report on a case concerning a 93-year-old woman who presented an ectopic stomach with erosions of the mucosa in the intrathoracic part of the stomach that were assessed as Wischnewsky's spots. When she was found dead in her flat, she was completely undressed and showed an injury to the head. The autopsy findings are presented and discussed in view of a possible genesis and pathophysiology of Wischnewsky's spots.

Original language	English
Journal	Forensic Science International
Volume	169
Issue number	2-3
Pages (from-to)	220-222
Number of pages	3
ISSN	0379-0738
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.03.007
Publication status	Published - 04.07.2007

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