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. 2020 Sep;7(9):1414-1418.
doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwaa123. Epub 2020 Jun 6.

Autopsy of COVID-19 patients in China

Xiu-Wu Bian  1 ; COVID-19 Pathology Team
Collaborators, Affiliations

Autopsy of COVID-19 patients in China

Xiu-Wu Bian et al. Natl Sci Rev. 2020 Sep.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
A Chinese pathologist performing a COVID-19 autopsy. Courtesy of Hongyan Zhang, Southwest Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
An overview of pulmonary histopathological changes in COVID-19. Exudate, epithelial (Epi) proliferation, thrombosis (Throm), mucus plugs (Muc) and hemorrhage (Hema) are seen in an affected pulmonary lobe.
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