Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Cases | Sex | Age | Race | Lung disease | Days to PM/PTX | Disposition | CRP | Ferritin | D-dimer | Troponin | Steroids | Autopsy findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case1 | F | 42 | Black | No | 2 | Deceased | 347 | 1257 | 82164 | 0.03 | Yes | Marked diffuse bilateral densely consolidated, congested, and edematous lungs; bilateral possible peripheral acute pulmonary infarctions; bilateral serosanguineous pleural effusions; bilateral peribronchial lymphadenopathy |
| Case 2 | M | 64 | Eastern Asian | No | 4 | Deceased | 263 | 832 | 856 | 3.72 | Yes | Bilateral consolidations with edema, diffuse hemorrhage in the left lower lobe, bilateral fine emphysematous changes especially in the apices, secondary to tertiary intravascular thrombi, and laryngeal and tracheal mucosal congestion |
| Case 3 | M | 65 | White | No | 3 | Home | 103 | n/a | 1129 | n/a | No | N/A |