Pulmonary pathology of early-phase COVID-19 pneumonia in a patient with a benign lung lesion.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

An ongoing outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus (CoV) disease (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) CoV-2, has been spreading in multiple countries. One of the reasons for the rapid spread is that the virus can be transmitted from infected individuals without symptoms. Revealing the pathological features of early-phase COVID-19 pneumonia is important for understanding of its pathogenesis. The aim of this study was to explore the pulmonary pathology of early-phase COVID-19 pneumonia in a patient with a benign lung lesion.

Methods and results

We analysed the pathological changes in lung tissue from a 55-year-old female patient with early-phase SARS-CoV-2 infection. In this case, right lower lobectomy was performed for a benign pulmonary nodule. Deta

SUBMITTER: Zeng Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7267508 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature