A case of 'precocious' mummification
| Autor: | Giovanni Arcudi, Stefano Manciocchi, Gian Luca Marella, Emilio Perfetti |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Traumatic
Male History Time Factors Central region Pathology and Forensic Medicine Amputation Traumatic Animals Exsanguination Feeding Behavior Forensic Pathology Humans Humidity Italy Multiple Trauma Mummies Temperature Postmortem Changes Settore MED/43 - Medicina Legale Forensic engineering Amputation Post-mortem interval General Medicine Anatomy Mummification Law |
| Popis: | Mummification is a peculiar transformative process consisting of the total drying of the body soft tissues. It is produced, in particular conditions, between 6 and 12 months after death. "Precocious" mummification has been reported in countries where recorded weather conditions are more extreme than in Italy, in a confined environment, or with particular micro-climate conditions. Here we present a case of mummification produced in a central region of Italy in four weeks. We also analyze conditions allowing for the rapidity of this phenomenon. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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