Histopathological Evaluation of Deceased Persons in Lusaka, Zambia With or Without Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection: Results Obtained From Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling.

Victor MudendaChibamba MumbaRachel C PieciakLawrence MwananyandaCharles ChimogaBenard NgomaZacharia MupilaGeoffrey KwendaLeah FormanRotem LapidotWilliam B MacLeodDonald M TheaChristopher J Gill

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)

Lung abnormalities typical of viral pneumonias were common among deceased COVID-19+ individuals, as were nonspecific findings in the liver and kidneys. Pulmonary vascular thrombi were rarely detected, which could be a limitation of the MITS technique. Nonetheless, MITS offers a valuable alternative to open autopsy for understanding pathological changes due to COVID-19.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
minimally invasive
sars cov
kidney transplantation
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
pulmonary hypertension
robot assisted