Histopathological features in fatal COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome

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BACKGROUND: COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) shares the common histological hallmarks with other forms of ARDS. However, the chronology of the histological lesions has not been well established.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the chronological histopathological alterations in the lungs of patients with COVID-19 related ARDS.

DESIGN: A prospective cohort study was carried out.

SETTING: Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary hospital.

PATIENTS: The first 22 consecutive COVID-19 deaths.

MEASUREMENTS: Lung biopsies and histopathological analyses were performed in deceased patients with COVID-19 related ARDS. Clinical data and patient course were evaluated.

RESULTS: The median patient age was 66 [63-74] years; 73% were males. The median duration of mechanical ventilation was 17 [8-24] days. COVID-19 induced pulmonary injury was characterized by an exudative phase in the first week of the disease, followed by a proliferative/organizing phase in the second and third weeks, and finally an end-stage fibrosis phase after the third week. Viral RNA and proteins were detected in pneumocytes and macrophages in a very early stage of the disease, and were no longer detected after the second week.

LIMITATION: Limited sample size.

CONCLUSIONS: The chronological evolution of COVID-19 lung histopathological lesions seems to be similar to that seen in other forms of ARDS. In particular, lung lesions consistent with potentially corticosteroid-sensitive lesions are seen.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

Medicina intensiva - 45(2021), 5 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 261-270

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Merdji, H [VerfasserIn]
Mayeur, S [VerfasserIn]
Schenck, M [VerfasserIn]
Oulehri, W [VerfasserIn]
Clere-Jehl, R [VerfasserIn]
Cunat, S [VerfasserIn]
Herbrecht, J-E [VerfasserIn]
Janssen-Langenstein, R [VerfasserIn]
Nicolae, A [VerfasserIn]
Helms, J [VerfasserIn]
Meziani, F [VerfasserIn]
Chenard, M-P [VerfasserIn]
CRICS TRIGGERSEP Group (Clinical Research in Intensive Care, Sepsis Trial Group for Global Evaluation, Research in Sepsis) [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
COVID-19 related acute respiratory distress syndrome
Histopathology
Histopatología
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Síndrome de dificultad respiratoria aguda asociada a COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 10.06.2021

Date Revised 10.06.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.medine.2021.02.005

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326078347