Clinicopathologic characteristics of severe COVID-19 patients in Mexico City: A post-mortem analysis using a minimally invasive autopsy approach.
Carlos Nava-SantanaMaría Rodríguez-ArmidaJosé Víctor JiménezNancy Vargas-ParraDiana E Aguilar LeónAlejandro Campos-MurguiaRicardo Macías-RodriguezAndrés Arteaga-GarridoAntonio C Hernández-VillegasGuillermo Dominguez-CheritEduardo Rivero-SigarroaArmando Gamboa-DominguezAlfonso Gullias-HerreroJosé Sifuentes-OsornioNorma Ofelia Uribe-UribeLuis E Morales-BuenrostroPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Our data represents the largest minimally invasive, ultrasound-guided autopsy report. We demonstrate a gross histological correlation with large open autopsy cohorts. However, this approach might overlook major histologic features of the disease, such as endothelitis and micro-thrombosis. Whether this represents sampling bias is unclear.