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. 2021 May 4;114:110–119. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2021.04.012

Table 2.

Summary of major pathologic findings at autopsy.

Case Cause of death Major pathologic findings
Lung Heart Kidneys Liver Brain LN Spleen
1 COVID-19 pneumonia with AP DAD
AP
HTN ATN
ANS
none HTN
Infarcts
Microthrombi
HP TNA
2 COVID-19 pneumonia with AP DAD
AP
HTN none none Acute ischemia
Microthrombi
none TNA
3 COVID-19 pneumonia with AP DAD
AP
HTN
Ischemia
none none Acute ischemia HP HP
4 COVID-19 pneumonia DAD HTN none none HTN TNA TNA
5 COVID-19 pneumonia DAD HTN none ischemia TNA TNA HP
6 COVID-19 pneumonia DAD HTN none ischemia Thrombi
Infarction
HP HP
7 COVID-19 pneumonia DAD HTN ANS none HTN HP HP
8 COVID-19 pneumonia DAD HTN ESRD none HTN HP HP
9 COVID-19 pneumonia DAD HTN ATN cirrhosis Microthrombi none HP
10 COVID-19 pneumonia DAD HTN
Severe AS
ESRD none TNA TNA TNA
11 COVID-19 pneumonia DAD HTN none none Thrombi
Infarcts
none none
12 COVID-19 pneumonia DAD HTN none none TNA none TNA
13 COVID-19 pneumonia complicated by multiorgan failure DAD HTN none none TNA none TNA
14 COVID-19 pneumonia DAD HTN none none NTA None TNA

Abbreviations: DAD, diffuse alveolar damage; AP, acute pneumonia; HTN, hypertensive changes; TNA, tissue not available; ANS, acute nephrotic syndrome; HP, hemophagocytosis; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; AS, atherosclerosis.