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. 2021 Dec 27;13(12):e20734. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20734

Table 3. Pathologic findings in the heart, liver, and spleen of deceased COVID-19 patients.

Patient Heart Liver Spleen
1 Hypertrophy, glycogen increase Patchy large necrosis areas, parenchymal neutrophil infiltration, bile in hepatocytes (stasis findings) No splenic tissue
2 Mild fibrosis, hypertrophy Microthrombi, extensive hepatocyte necrosis, portal and lobular mononuclear cell increase, macrovesicular steatosis No splenic tissue
3 Normal histologic findings Extensive macrovesicular steatosis, mild sinusoidal dilation, bile pigment in hepatocytes, patchy necrosis, focal neutrophil infiltration No splenic tissue
4 Lipomatosis, glycogen increase, hypertrophy Patchy necrosis, macrovesicular steatosis Neutrophils in the red pulp, focal necrosis
5 Hypertrophy, glycogen increase Extensive hepatocyte necrosis, mononuclear, and a few neutrophil infiltrations No splenic tissue
6 Fibrosis Patchy necrosis Neutrophils in the red pulp, focal necrosis
7 Hypertrophy Extensive macrovesicular steatosis, mild mononuclear cell increase in the portal areas Neutrophils in the red pulp, focal necrosis