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. 2020 Jun;46(6):1124-1126.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-06057-8. Epub 2020 Apr 23.

Time to consider histologic pattern of lung injury to treat critically ill patients with COVID-19 infection

Marie-Christine Copin  1 , Erika Parmentier  2 , Thibault Duburcq  2 , Julien Poissy  3 , Daniel Mathieu  2 ; Lille COVID-19 ICU and Anatomopathology Group
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Time to consider histologic pattern of lung injury to treat critically ill patients with COVID-19 infection

Marie-Christine Copin et al. Intensive Care Med. 2020 Jun.
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
COVID-19 pulmonary histological findings. a Infiltration of alveolar walls by numerous lymphocytes and edema (thin arrow). Type 2 pneumocyte hyperplasia with cytologic atypia (thick arrow). HES × 200. b Intraluminal loose connective tissue (thin arrow) within bronchiole (bronchiolitis obliterans). Bronchiolar epithelium, thick arrow HES × 200. c Organizing pneumonia (thin arrow) within the alveolar ducts coexisting with fibrin balls (thick arrow). HES × 200. d Endothelial damage: cytoplasmic vacuolization of endothelial cells (arrow). HES × 200
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