Paltauf's spots
Sub-pleural haemorrhagic patches on the lung surface, produced when the alveolar walls rupture under pressure during forced inhalation of water in drowning. Strong indicator of true drowning rather than post-mortem immersion.
Sub-pleural haemorrhagic patches on the lung surface, produced when the alveolar walls rupture under pressure during forced inhalation of water in drowning. Strong indicator of true drowning rather than post-mortem immersion.
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