Autopsy experiences of deceased by COVID-19

ABSTRACT

Introduction: A case of a patient who died from COVID-19 is presented, which the authors consider to be the prototype of most of those who died from this condition, which was performed at autopsy. Objective: Disseminate the experiences in the study of the autopsy of this type of patients and contribute to its application in clinical and scientific practice. Clinical case A 78-year-old male patient is presented, with arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus and obesity, who began with cough, fever, runny nose, who was admitted with a diagnosis of COVID-19, progressed to severity and died 10 days later. of his admittance. The fundamental elements of the clinical history, the diagnoses of causes of death pre-mortem and post-mortem are presented. Autopsy diagnoses and quality assessment results of clinical cause of death diagnoses are specified. Conclusions: The experiences of the study of this autopsy as a prototype, reaffirm the damage caused by SARS-CoV-2 and contribute to the knowledge of this field. © 2022, Editorial Ciencias Medicas. All rights reserved.