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Editorial
. 2021;88(1):11-14.
doi: 10.1159/000513602. Epub 2020 Dec 18.

Investigations of Pathologists as a Key to Understanding Coronavirus Disease 2019

Thomas Menter  1 , Alexandar Tzankov  2
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Editorial

Investigations of Pathologists as a Key to Understanding Coronavirus Disease 2019

Thomas Menter et al. Pathobiology. 2021.
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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare to have no competing interests.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Lung parenchyma of a COVID-19 patient collected at autopsy showing extensive microthrombi in alveolar capillaries (fibrin immunohistochemistry, ×320).
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Lung parenchyma of a COVID-19 patient showing presence of SARS-CoV-2 in pneumocytes, macrophages and endothelial cells, the latter seen by smooth parallel lines of red chromogen deposits in the alveolar walls (arrow) (SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid-antigen immunohistochemistry, ×200).
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