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. 2022 Nov 27;14(11):e31932. doi: 10.7759/cureus.31932

Table 3. Detailed morphological findings of COVID-19 patients.

*Steatosis: mild (10-33%), moderate (34-66%), and marked (≥67%)

DAD: Diffuse alveolar damage, ASM: Alveolar squamous metaplasia, CA: Corpora amylacea, CZ: Centrizonal, IHC: Immunohistochemistry, MNG: Multinucleated giant cells, NA: Not available, PanZ: Panzonal, Pul. edema: Pulmonary edema, TEM: Transmission electron microscopy, Type II PH: Type II pneumocyte hyperplasia

Patient # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Lung pathology
DAD, exudative + + + + + NA + +
DAD, organizing + + + - + NA + +
Septal thickening - + - - - NA + +
Other lung pathology ASM, MNG, Type II PH, Pul edema, macrophage collection Type II PH, MNG, microthrombi, macrophage collection Type II PH, MNG, microthrombi, macrophage collection - ASM, Type II PH, MNG, macrophage collection - Type II PH, MNG, Pul edema, macrophage collection Type II, PH
Liver findings
Steatosis* Moderate, CZ - Moderate, CZ Moderate, CZ Mild, CZ Mild, CZ Mild, CZ Marked, PanZ
Centrizonal necrosis - + - + + - - +
Portal pathology Mild inflammation Mild inflammation - - - - - Mild inflammation
Other liver pathology Mild cholestasis, sinusoidal congestion with neutrophils Sinusoidal microthrombi, sinusoidal congestion with neutrophils, Kupffer cells hyperplasia Pericellular fibrosis, mild cholestasis Sinusoidal microthrombi, sinusoidal congestion with neutrophils Lobular necroinflammation (neutrophilic), sinusoidal congestion with neutrophils Sinusoidal congestion with neutrophils, kupffer cells hyperplasia - Sinusoidal congestion with neutrophils
Brain findings CA CA CA CA, hypoxic neurons CA, hypoxic neurons CA, old healed infarct CA CA, hypoxic neurons
SARS-CoV-2 IHC
Lung + + - - + NA - +
Liver - - - - - - - -
Brain - - - - - - - -
TEM (viral particles in the lung) + + - - NA NA - +