Evidence for a thromboembolic pathogenesis of lung cavitations in severely ill COVID-19 patients

Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) induces lung injury of varying severity, potentially causing severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Pulmonary injury patterns in COVID-19 patients differ from those in patien...

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Main Authors: Jan Matthias Kruse, Daniel Zickler, Willie M. Lüdemann, Sophie K. Piper, Inka Gotthardt, Jana Ihlow, Selina Greuel, David Horst, Andreas Kahl, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Sefer Elezkurtaj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95694-0