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Fig. 3 | Thrombosis Journal

Fig. 3

From: Fatal pulmonary arterial thrombosis in a COVID-19 patient, with asymptomatic history, occurred after swab negativization

Fig. 3

Pathological findings of heart. a Macroscopic inspection shows decreased volume and consistency of the heart. b Histological analysis showing interstitial inflammatory infiltrate and variable degrees of interstitial (arrowhead) and vascular (arrow) fibrosis. c Heart tissue shows myocarditis characterized by mononuclear, predominantly lymphocytic infiltrate (arrows). d The immune-characterization of inflammatory cells shows that numerous macrophages (CD68+) infiltrates the myocardium (arrows). CD4+ T lymphocytes are mostly represented (e) while CD8+ T lymphocytes are rare (f) (arrows). Scale bars: b = 100 μm; d = 14 μm; c,e,f = 7 μm

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Thrombosis Journal

ISSN: 1477-9560

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