Higher prevalence of pulmonary macrothrombi in SARS‐CoV‐2 than in influenza A: autopsy results from ‘Spanish flu’ 1918/1919 in Switzerland to Coronavirus disease 2019

Higher prevalence of pulmonary macrothrombi in SARS‐CoV‐2 than in influenza A: autopsy results from ‘Spanish flu’ 1918/1919 in Switzerland to Coronavirus disease 2019

Abstract Similar to the influenza A pandemic in 1918/1919, the new Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has spread globally. The causes of death in COVID‐19 are frequently compared to a seasonal influenza outbreak. Complete COVID‐19 autopsy studies were almost non‐existent in the first months of the...

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Main Authors: Nina Maria Burkhard‐Koren, Martina Haberecker, Umberto Maccio, Frank Ruschitzka, Reto A Schuepbach, Annelies S Zinkernagel, Thomas Hardmeier, Zsuzsanna Varga, Holger Moch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-03-01
Series:The Journal of Pathology: Clinical Research
Subjects:
influenza A
COVID‐19
pulmonary embolism
autopsy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cjp2.189

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https://doi.org/10.1002/cjp2.189

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