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A dead body in casuality showed fine leathery froth coming out of the mouth and nostrils and it comes out profusely on pressing the chest wall, cause is:

A
Drowning
B
Morphine poisoning
C
Strangulation
D
Dhatura poisoning
High-Yield Explanation
A i.e. Drowning Fine leathery copious & persistent (i.e. comes out on pressing the chest) froth coming out of mouth & nostril is classically seen in drowning.Q Froth is also seen in death due to poisoning eg. Barbiturate, Organophosphorus, Morphine (opioids) & Cocaine but it is neither so fine nor so copious & persistent.Q

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