24 May 2023: Articles
Autopsy Findings of Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia Combined with Pulmonary Aspergillosis, Pneumothorax, and Pulmonary Thromboembolisms
Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care, Adverse events of drug therapy, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis), Rare coexistence of disease or pathology
Nobuhiro Kanaji A* , Nachino Kimura B , Akihiro Kondo B , Naoki Watanabe E , Takuya Inoue E , Hitoshi Mizoguchi E , Yuta Komori E , Kosuke Kawada E , Norimitsu Kadowaki EDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939251
Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939251
Figure 2. (A) Macroscopic lungs from postmortem autopsy. The arrow shows a hole due to pulmonary aspergillosis. (B) Cavity formations with necrosis and hemorrhage due to invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. The arrow shows destruction of the cavity, which led to pneumothorax. Bar: 12 mm. (C) Agglomeration of Aspergillus fumigatus (HE stain). Scale bar: 100 mm. (D) Agglomeration of Aspergillus fumigatus (Grocott stain). Scale bar: 100 mm.