Inside the lungs of COVID 19 disease
In the setting of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic, only few data regarding lung pathology induced by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV 2) is available, especially without medical intervention interfering with the natural evolution of the disease. We present here the first case of forensic autopsy of a COVID 19 fatality occurring in a young woman, in the community. Diagnosis was made at necropsy and lung histology showed diffuse alveolar damage, edema, and interstitial pneumonia with a geographically heterogeneous pattern, mostly affecting the central part of the lungs. This death related to COVID 19 pathology highlights the heterogeneity and severity of central lung lesions after natural evolution of the disease.
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