64 year old male died due to RTA. On examination, his vessels showed following clots. Diagnosis?: (A) Lines of Zahn, (B) Chicken fat thrombus, (C) Red cells, (D) White cells
Answer is B. Ans. (b) Chicken Fat Thrombus/ Postmortem ClotA. Chicken fatB. Current jelly (red cells)#Postmortem clots are not attached to vessel walls#Show separation of red cells and plasma so that the clotted plasma resembles "chicken fat" layered on top of a rubber gelatinous dark red mass of erythrocytes resembling "current jelly"