Viral mapping in COVID-19 deceased in the Augsburg autopsy series of the first wave: A multiorgan and multimethodological approach.
Klaus HirschbühlSebastian DintnerMartin BeerClaudia WylezichJürgen SchlegelClaire DelbridgeLukas BorcherdingJirina LippertStefan SchieleGernot MüllerDimitra MoirakiOliver SpringMichael WittmannElisabeth KlingGeorg BraunThomas J KrönckeRainer ClausBruno MärklTina SchallerPublished in: PloS one (2021)
The lung is the most affected organ in gross examination, histology and polymerase chain reaction. SARS-CoV-2 detection in other organs did not reveal relevant or specific histological changes. Moreover, we did not find CNS involvement.