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What Caused The Occurrence Of Mouth Foaming After Death Or Is It Heart Attack Death?

Hi, I have a close friend of mine (23 years old) who suffered from a sudden, unexpected death. He bloated in just a short period of time, and mouth foaming was observed (which is a big question on the probable cause). Half of his body (upper part) was in black-like appearance, and based on doctor's initial statement, this might be due to the blood vessel rupture.

Few questions arise:
What caused the occurence of mouth foaming?
Is it normal to be bloated once dead?
Is it cardiac-related factor as the person previously mentioned heart-ache?
Some persons said it's a nightmare, how true is this attribute?
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Pulmonologist,  's  Response
thanks for asking your question
foaming from mouth is seen in epilepsy , seizure disorder.
may be it was epilepsy followed by aspiration of gastric contents in the trachea which clogged the airway .
this can be one of the reasons which caused cyanosis that is the bluish / black appearence , which is due to lack of oxygenated hemoglobin.
this can be due to variety of diseases vessel rupture , pulmonary embolism , aneurysm , epilepsy , sudden cardiac arrest
thanks

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What Caused The Occurrence Of Mouth Foaming After Death Or Is It Heart Attack Death?

thanks for asking your question foaming from mouth is seen in epilepsy , seizure disorder. may be it was epilepsy followed by aspiration of gastric contents in the trachea which clogged the airway . this can be one of the reasons which caused cyanosis that is the bluish / black appearence , which is due to lack of oxygenated hemoglobin. this can be due to variety of diseases vessel rupture , pulmonary embolism , aneurysm , epilepsy , sudden cardiac arrest thanks may god bless you with good health