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. 2020 Jul 28;12(7):e9438. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9438

Table 1. Postmortem Findings in Patients with COVID19.

Lungs/Pulmonary vascular Cardiovascular
Macroscopic findings: Widespread thrombosis in small and medium pulmonary arteries Macroscopic findings: Cardiomyopathy
Evidence of Bronchopneumonia Myocarditis
Pulmonary embolism Pericardial effusion
Microscopic findings: Diffuse alveolar damage with prominent hyaline membrane and inflammatory cells with prominent hyaline membrane and inflammatory cells with prominent plasma cells in alveolar septa Microscopic findings: Lymphocytic eosinophilic or giant cell/granulomatosis. Myocardial inflammation which results in dilated cardiomyopathy
Hyperplasia of Type 2 pneumocyte cells