Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Findings from Autopsy of Patient with COVID-19, Japan

An autopsy of a patient in Japan with coronavirus disease indicated pneumonia lung pathology, manifested as diffuse alveolar damage. We detected severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antigen in alveolar epithelial cells and macrophages. Coronavirus disease is essentially a lower respirator...

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Main Authors: Takuya Adachi, Ja-Mun Chong, Noriko Nakajima, Masahiro Sano, Jun Yamazaki, Ippei Miyamoto, Haruka Nishioka, Hidetaka Akita, Yuko Sato, Michiyo Kataoka, Harutaka Katano, Minoru Tobiume, Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Kentaro Itokawa, Makoto Kuroda, Tadaki Suzuki
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Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-1353_article
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spelling doaj-3965b17ad2964cbab305b63747603b6c2020-11-25T03:31:12ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592020-09-012692157216110.3201/eid2609.201353Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Findings from Autopsy of Patient with COVID-19, JapanTakuya AdachiJa-Mun ChongNoriko NakajimaMasahiro SanoJun YamazakiIppei MiyamotoHaruka NishiokaHidetaka AkitaYuko SatoMichiyo KataokaHarutaka KatanoMinoru TobiumeTsuyoshi SekizukaKentaro ItokawaMakoto KurodaTadaki SuzukiAn autopsy of a patient in Japan with coronavirus disease indicated pneumonia lung pathology, manifested as diffuse alveolar damage. We detected severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antigen in alveolar epithelial cells and macrophages. Coronavirus disease is essentially a lower respiratory tract disease characterized by direct viral injury of alveolar epithelial cells.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-1353_articleCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2cruiseautopsydiffuse alveolar damageimmunohistochemistry
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author Takuya Adachi
Ja-Mun Chong
Noriko Nakajima
Masahiro Sano
Jun Yamazaki
Ippei Miyamoto
Haruka Nishioka
Hidetaka Akita
Yuko Sato
Michiyo Kataoka
Harutaka Katano
Minoru Tobiume
Tsuyoshi Sekizuka
Kentaro Itokawa
Makoto Kuroda
Tadaki Suzuki
spellingShingle Takuya Adachi
Ja-Mun Chong
Noriko Nakajima
Masahiro Sano
Jun Yamazaki
Ippei Miyamoto
Haruka Nishioka
Hidetaka Akita
Yuko Sato
Michiyo Kataoka
Harutaka Katano
Minoru Tobiume
Tsuyoshi Sekizuka
Kentaro Itokawa
Makoto Kuroda
Tadaki Suzuki
Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Findings from Autopsy of Patient with COVID-19, Japan
Emerging Infectious Diseases
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
cruise
autopsy
diffuse alveolar damage
immunohistochemistry
author_facet Takuya Adachi
Ja-Mun Chong
Noriko Nakajima
Masahiro Sano
Jun Yamazaki
Ippei Miyamoto
Haruka Nishioka
Hidetaka Akita
Yuko Sato
Michiyo Kataoka
Harutaka Katano
Minoru Tobiume
Tsuyoshi Sekizuka
Kentaro Itokawa
Makoto Kuroda
Tadaki Suzuki
author_sort Takuya Adachi
title Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Findings from Autopsy of Patient with COVID-19, Japan
title_short Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Findings from Autopsy of Patient with COVID-19, Japan
title_full Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Findings from Autopsy of Patient with COVID-19, Japan
title_fullStr Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Findings from Autopsy of Patient with COVID-19, Japan
title_full_unstemmed Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Findings from Autopsy of Patient with COVID-19, Japan
title_sort clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical findings from autopsy of patient with covid-19, japan
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2020-09-01
description An autopsy of a patient in Japan with coronavirus disease indicated pneumonia lung pathology, manifested as diffuse alveolar damage. We detected severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antigen in alveolar epithelial cells and macrophages. Coronavirus disease is essentially a lower respiratory tract disease characterized by direct viral injury of alveolar epithelial cells.
topic COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
cruise
autopsy
diffuse alveolar damage
immunohistochemistry
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-1353_article
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