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Case Reports
. 2020 May;15(5):e65-e66.
doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2020.03.008. Epub 2020 Mar 17.

Exuberant Plasmocytosis in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Specimen of the First Patient Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for SARS-CoV-2 in Europe

Marco Giani  1 , Davide Seminati  2 , Alberto Lucchini  1 , Giuseppe Foti  1 , Fabio Pagni  3
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Case Reports

Exuberant Plasmocytosis in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Specimen of the First Patient Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for SARS-CoV-2 in Europe

Marco Giani et al. J Thorac Oncol. 2020 May.
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(A) Cytospin of coronavirus disease 2019 bronchoalveolar lavage specimen revealing many clusters of activated plasma cells (Papanicolaou, ×40). (B) Alveolar macrophage intranuclear cytopathic inclusion in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection (Papanicolaou, ×100, courtesy of Dr. Francesca Bono). (C, D) Groups of polyclonal CD138-positive plasma cells (cell block, hematoxylin and eosin, ×20; CD138 staining, ×40).
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