Using autopsies to dissect COVID-19 pathogenesis

F Heinrich, KD Mertz, M Glatzel, M Beer… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in millions of deaths as a result of COVID-19.
Suitable models were missing at the beginning of the pandemic, and studies investigating …

Unlocking the lockdown of science and demystifying COVID-19: how autopsies contribute to our understanding of a deadly pandemic

A Tzankov, D Jonigk - Virchows Archiv, 2020 - Springer
A rapidly evolving sweeping pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) leading to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has …

A series of COVID‐19 autopsies with clinical and pathologic comparisons to both seasonal and pandemic influenza

P McMullen, P Pytel, A Snyder, H Smith… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Autopsies of patients who have died from COVID‐19 have been crucial in delineating
patterns of injury associated with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. Despite their utility …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular profiling of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) autopsies uncovers novel disease mechanisms

E Pujadas, M Beaumont, H Shah, N Schrode… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Current understanding of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pathophysiology is limited
by disease heterogeneity, complexity, and a paucity of studies assessing patient tissues with …

COVID-19 autopsies: procedure, technical aspects and cause of fatal course. Experiences from a single-center

K Skok, K Vander, L Setaffy, HH Kessler… - … -Research and Practice, 2021 - Elsevier
Autopsies on COVID-19 have provided deep insights into a novel disease with
unpredictable and potentially fatal outcome. A standardized autopsy procedure preferably …

Organ manifestations of COVID-19: what have we learned so far (not only) from autopsies?

D Jonigk, C Werlein, T Acker, M Aepfelbacher… - Virchows Archiv, 2022 - Springer
The use of autopsies in medicine has been declining. The COVID-19 pandemic has
documented and rejuvenated the importance of autopsies as a tool of modern medicine. In …

[HTML][HTML] Autopsy of patients with COVID-19: A balance of fear and curiosity

K Hirschbühl, T Schaller, E Kling, B Märkl… - … Research and Practice, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease has become pandemic since December
2019. App. 15% of those affected undergo a severe disease and 5–6% are critical …

No autopsies on COVID-19 deaths: a missed opportunity and the lockdown of science

M Salerno, F Sessa, A Piscopo, A Montana… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: The current outbreak of COVID-19 infection, which started in Wuhan, Hubei
province, China, in December 2019, is an ongoing challenge and a significant threat to …

The pathological autopsy of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) in China: a review

B Zhou, W Zhao, R Feng, X Zhang, X Li… - Pathogens and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) that emerged in Wuhan, China,
has rapidly spread to many countries across all six WHO regions. However, its pathobiology …

Covid-19 deaths: are we sure it is pneumonia? Please, autopsy, autopsy, autopsy!

C Pomara, G Li Volti, F Cappello - Journal of clinical medicine, 2020 - mdpi.com
The current outbreak of COVID-19 severe respiratory disease, which started in Wuhan,
China, is an ongoing challenge, and a major threat to public health that requires …