Histologic evidence of tracheal stenosis directly resulting from SARS-CoV-2 tissue infiltration, a case series.
J Cardiothorac Surg
; 17(1): 128, 2022 May 26.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1865309
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There has been an anecdotal increase in the incidence of tracheal stenosis that has coincided with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. CASE PRESENTATION This is a case series in which we report clinical and pathologic findings of two patients who subsequently developed subglottic tracheal stenosis after having been hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia. Histopathologic analysis of tissue from these patients shows features consistent with tissue infiltrated with SARS-CoV-2 virus, namely multinucleated syncytial cells with prominent nucleoli.CONCLUSION:
Our findings directly implicate SARS-CoV-2 in the pathogenesis of tracheal stenosis.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tracheal Stenosis
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Cardiothorac Surg
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S13019-022-01839-1
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