Archive · 26 Jun 2025
Viral CT Scan Shows Calcified Fetus; Sparks Debate
Imagine a woman had a baby a long time ago, but something went wrong, and the baby didn't survive.
Sometimes, the body does something amazing.
It protects the mom by covering the baby with a hard shell made of calcium.
This can happen even if the mom doesn't know it.
Recently, a picture of this shell, or a calcified fetus, went viral online.
People were very surprised and talked about whether it was real or not.
It's like a secret from the past that the body kept hidden for many years.
A CT scan allegedly showing a 30-year-old calcified fetus in a 73-year-old woman went viral.
The condition, known as lithopedion, occurs when a fetus dies in the abdomen and calcifies.
The scan was shared on X by the handle 'PicturesFoIder' and received over 23 million views.
Netizens reacted with reactions ranging from awe to skepticism about the scan's authenticity.
Times Now could not confirm the authenticity of the post.
- Who
- A CT scan allegedly of a 73-year-old woman.
- What
- A CT scan showing a calcified fetus went viral.
- When
- The post was shared yesterday.
- Where
- Online, on the platform X (formerly Twitter).
- Why
- Unknown, but the condition, called lithopedion, is a medical phenomenon.
Skeptics
Believers
Authenticity
Skeptics
Questions the authenticity of the CT scan.
Believers
Believes in the story's veracity.
- Subject
- 73-year-old woman
- Medical Condition
- Lithopedion (calcified fetus)
- Origin
- Shared on X (formerly Twitter)
- Views
- Over 23 million
- Authenticity
- Unconfirmed by Times Now
- Post Handle
- 'PicturesFoIder'