Table 2.
Pulmonary pathological features in COVID-19 autopsy cases.
| Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 | Case 6 | Case 7 | Case 8 | Case 9 | Case 10 | Case 11 | Case 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyaline membrane | 0a | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Interstitial fibrosis | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Atypical pneumocytes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Thrombi | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | + |
| Pulmonary hemorrhage | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bronchopneumonic changes | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Fungal infections | − | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − |
| Necrosis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
a0, not present; 1, mild; 2, moderate; 3, severe; −, negative; +, positive.