"His heart did not contain a single drop of blood, it was the size of a peppercorn; his lungs corroded; his intestines rotten and gangrenous; he had a single testicle, black as coal, and his head was full of water." Are any of these legitimate medical conditions that would be possible?
More can always be said of the topic, but I commend to your attention this examination of this matter exactly by u/BedsideRounds.