Wischnewsky-like spots in fatal cases of canine hypothermia

Adam W. Stern; Miranda D. Vieson

doi:10.1007/s00414-017-1640-4

Wischnewsky-like spots in fatal cases of canine hypothermia

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Abstract

Two dogs with a history of being found dead within environments exposed to extremely cold weather were examined postmortem. In both cases, brown to red to black, round to irregularly shaped foci ranging from 0.5–15 mm in diameter were identified within the mucosa of the stomach. These foci are grossly and microscopically consistent with Wischnewsky spots that are reported in humans. These spots in the mucosa of the stomach are considered important findings in cases of hypothermia-related deaths in humans and are for the first time reported in the dog.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1639-1641
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Legal Medicine
Volume	131
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-017-1640-4
State	Published - Nov 1 2017

Keywords

Dog
Gastric mucosa
Hypothermia
Veterinary forensics
Wischnewsky spots

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Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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Wischnewsky-like spots in fatal cases of canine hypothermia

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