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Case Reports
. 2020 Apr;8(4):420-422.
doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30076-X. Epub 2020 Feb 18.

Pathological findings of COVID-19 associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Zhe Xu  1 , Lei Shi  1 , Yijin Wang  2 , Jiyuan Zhang  1 , Lei Huang  1 , Chao Zhang  1 , Shuhong Liu  2 , Peng Zhao  1 , Hongxia Liu  1 , Li Zhu  2 , Yanhong Tai  2 , Changqing Bai  3 , Tingting Gao  2 , Jinwen Song  1 , Peng Xia  1 , Jinghui Dong  4 , Jingmin Zhao  5 , Fu-Sheng Wang  6
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Pathological findings of COVID-19 associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Zhe Xu et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 Apr.

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  • Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2020; 8: 420-22.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Lancet Respir Med. 2020 Apr;8(4):e26. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30085-0. Epub 2020 Feb 25. Lancet Respir Med. 2020. PMID: 32109426 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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Timeline of disease course according to days from initial presentation of illness and days from hospital admission, from Jan 8–27, 2020 SARS-CoV-2=severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
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Figure 2
Pathological manifestations of right (A) and left (B) lung tissue, liver tissue (C), and heart tissue (D) in a patient with severe pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 SARS-CoV-2=severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
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