Autopsy Findings of Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia Combined with Pulmonary Aspergillosis, Pneumothorax, and Pulmonary Thromboembolisms

Nobuhiro Kanaji; Nachino Kimura; Akihiro Kondo; Naoki Watanabe; Takuya Inoue; Hitoshi Mizoguchi; Yuta Komori; Kosuke Kawada; Norimitsu Kadowaki

doi:10.12659/AJCR.939251

24 May 2023 : Case report Japan

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

^1ABCDEF*, Nachino Kimura^2BCDE, Akihiro Kondo^3BE, Naoki Watanabe^1E, Takuya Inoue^1E, Hitoshi Mizoguchi^1E, Yuta Komori^1E, Kosuke Kawada^1E, Norimitsu Kadowaki^1E

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939251

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939251

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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.

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Autopsy Findings of Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia Combined with Pulmonary Aspergillosis, Pneumothorax, and Pulmonary Thromboembolisms

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