We report a case of a natural corification of a woman found dead in her house after two years from her disappearance. The subject was a 63-year-old woman found in an apartment of a condominium located in the outskirts of Rome. Forensic autopsy showed a very well preserved corpse through a corification process with no external injuries observed. Corification is a special transformation process observed in corpses closed in metal lined coffins. This case report highlights the unusual characteristics of this special form of decomposition found in a domestic setting. The process producing this previously never encountered phenomenon is discussed.
Riportiamo un caso di corification naturale di una donna nella sua casa trovata morta dopo due anni dalla sua scomparsa. Il soggetto era una donna di 63 anni, trovato in un appartamento di un condominio situato nella periferia di Roma. L'autopsia ha mostrato un cadavere molto ben conservato mediante un processo di corification senza lesioni esterne osservate. Corification è uno speciale processo di trasformazione osservato in cadaveri chiusi in bare rivestite di metallo. Questo caso mette in luce le caratteristiche peculiari di questa speciale forma di decomposizione trovata in un ambiente domestico. Viene discusso il processo di produzione di questo fenomeno mai incontrato in precedenza.
De Dominicis, E., Arcudi, G., Mauriello, S., Marsella, L.t. (2017). Spontaneous corification: a case of anomalous decomposition. MINERVA MEDICOLEGALE, 137(2), 48-51 [10.23736/S0026-4849.16.01761-2].
Spontaneous corification: a case of anomalous decomposition
ARCUDI, GIOVANNI;MAURIELLO, SILVESTRO;MARSELLA, LUIGI TONINO
2017-06-01
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We report a case of a natural corification of a woman found dead in her house after two years from her disappearance. The subject was a 63-year-old woman found in an apartment of a condominium located in the outskirts of Rome. Forensic autopsy showed a very well preserved corpse through a corification process with no external injuries observed. Corification is a special transformation process observed in corpses closed in metal lined coffins. This case report highlights the unusual characteristics of this special form of decomposition found in a domestic setting. The process producing this previously never encountered phenomenon is discussed.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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