Table 2.
Summary of autopsy findings
| Organ | Diagnosis | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung | Pulmonary capillary congestion | 21/21 | 100 |
| DAD, exudative | 16/21 | 76 | |
| DAD, proliferative | 8/21 | 38 | |
| Reactive pneumocytes and syncytial cells | 11/21 | 52 | |
| Microthrombi of alveolar capillaries | 5/11 | 45 | |
| Bronchopneumonia, diffuse | 6/21 | 29 | |
| Bronchopneumonia, focal | 4/21 | 19 | |
| Severe mucous tracheitis | 6/21 | 29 | |
| Emphysema | 6/21 | 29 | |
| Pulmonary embolism | 4/21 | 19 | |
| Prominent lymphoid infiltrates | 3/21 | 14 | |
| Pulmonary haemorrhage | 3/21 | 14 | |
| Amyloidosis of pulmonary vessels | 3/21 | 14 | |
| Vasculitis | 1/21 | 5 | |
| Heart | Myocardial hypertrophy | 15/21 | 71 |
| Senile amyloidosis | 6/21 | 29 | |
| Peracute myocardial cell necrosis | 3/21 | 14 | |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 1/21 | 5 | |
| Kidney | Acute tubular damage | 14/15 | 93 |
| Disseminated intravascular coagulation | 3/17 | 18 | |
| Hypertensive nephropathy | 2/17 | 12 | |
| Diabetic nephropathy | 2/17 | 12 | |
| Liver | Steatosis | 7/17 | 41 |
| Shock necrosis | 5/17 | 29 | |
| ASH/NASH | 3/17 | 18 | |
| Lymph node | Increased presence of plasmablasts | 5/9 | 56 |
| Congestion | 6/9 | 67 | |
| Spleen | Acute splenitis | 6/21 | 29 |
| Bone marrow | Reactive left shift of myelopoiesis | 3/5 | 60 |
| Involvement by haematopoietic malignancies | 2/5 | 40 |
ASH, alcoholic steatohepatitis; DAD, diffuse alveolar damage; NASH, non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis.