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Identify the phenomenon shown in the image.
Identify the phenomenon shown in the image.
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Greenish abdominal discoloration with marbling is a post-mortem, not a burn, change.
Updated On: Jun 23, 2026
- Electric burn
- Crocodile burn
- Scalds
- Putrefaction
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The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
Sort the options into two camps. Three are heat or current injuries occurring in life (electric burn, crocodile-skin flash burn, scald), and one is a post-mortem change (putrefaction). The picture, with green abdominal discoloration, venous marbling and bloating, is decomposition, not a burn, so putrefaction stands out immediately.
The biology: once the heart stops, gut commensals led by the anaerobic Clostridium welchii spread through the vessels, releasing lecithinase that lyses blood cells and gases that distend the body. The earliest external marker is greenish staining over the right iliac fossa, followed by marbling and skin slippage.
Burns and scalds, by contrast, leave vital reactions, char or moist-heat blistering, none of which match this image. The answer is option (d), putrefaction.
The biology: once the heart stops, gut commensals led by the anaerobic Clostridium welchii spread through the vessels, releasing lecithinase that lyses blood cells and gases that distend the body. The earliest external marker is greenish staining over the right iliac fossa, followed by marbling and skin slippage.
Burns and scalds, by contrast, leave vital reactions, char or moist-heat blistering, none of which match this image. The answer is option (d), putrefaction.
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