Abstract SARS-CoV-2, the etiologic agent of COVID-19, is a global pandemic with
substantial mortality dominated by acute respiratory distress syndrome. We systematically …

The pandemia of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused more than 355,000
confirmed deaths worldwide. However, publications on postmortem findings are scarce. We …

Since its initial recognition in December 2019, Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has
quickly spread to a pandemic infectious disease. The causative agent has been recognized …

Context.—Respiratory failure appears to be the ultimate mechanism of death in most
patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Studies of postmortem …

The lung is the main affected organ in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused
by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, and lung damage is the leading cause of death in …

Objectives Current knowledge of the pulmonary pathology of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) is based largely on postmortem studies. In most, the interval between disease …

Italy was the first European nation to be massively infected by SARS‐CoV‐2. Up to the end
of May 2020, more than 33,000 deaths had been recorded in Italy, with a large prevalence …

The heterogeneity of fatal cases-persistence of viral infection in lung, clearance of virus but
severe lung injury, thrombosis, and exaggerated immune response–suggest that antiviral …

Background COVID-19 is characterised by respiratory symptoms, which deteriorate into
respiratory failure in a substantial proportion of cases, requiring intensive care in up to a …

This paper collates the pathological findings from initial published autopsy reports on 23
patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from 5 centers in the United States of …