New white fibrous clots publication
Dr. John Campbell -- 3.33M subscribers -- July 23, 2026
Self-Reported Observations of Unusual White Fibrous
Structures in Embalmed Corpses: Multi-Year Survey
Results from Embalmers in Five Countries, 2022–
2025
Link to report: https://ijirms.in/index.php/ijirms/article/view/2201
% of embalmers reporting structures
2022 66%
2023 73%
2024 83%
2025 71%
% average number of corpses
2022 24%
2023 20%
2024 27%
2025 19%
Beginning in 2020–2021,
embalmers in multiple countries reported observing large, tough, rubbery white or off-white fibrous structures,
in the veins and arteries of embalmed corpses.
Described as distinct from classic postmortem clots.
Postmortem blood clots are well described
“chicken-fat” clots (yellowish, friable plasma)
“currant-jelly” clots (dark red, RBC-rich)
Typically non-adherent to vessel walls
Differ from antemortem thrombi in consistency and appearance
Beginning in late 2021 and into 2022...