A case of "precocious" mummification.
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.
Section of Legal Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Montpellier Street 1, Rome 00133, Italy.
Gian Luca
GL
Marella
Emilio
E
Perfetti
Stefano
S
Manciocchi
Giovanni
G
Arcudi
D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D058734:Exsanguination; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000473:pathology; D009106:Mummies / Q000473:pathology*; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors