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. 2022 Nov 15;10(6):e02361-22. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02361-22

TABLE 3.

Microscopic lung lesion scoring

Score Histopathological lesions (0 to 3)
0 Absence of lesion
1 The alveolar septum is slightly widened, and there is a small amount of lymphocyte infiltration. The bronchiolar epithelium is regularly arranged, and there is a small amount of inflammatory cell infiltration around the lumen
2 Light to moderate infiltrates of neutrophils, lymphocytes, and macrophages into the septal wall, bronchus, and alveolar lumen
3 Presence of perivascular or peribronchiolar lymphoplasmacytic hyperplasia and hyperplasia of edema in the alveoli