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Wischnewski Spots

Definition

Small, haemorrhagic, oval erosions at the tips of the gastric rugal folds. The most specific autopsy finding in hypothermia, present in 56-85% of confirmed cold-exposure deaths. Distinguished from post-mortem artefactual erosion by intact surrounding mucosa and well-defined margins.

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