Post-mortem findings in Spanish patients with COVID-19; a special focus on superinfections.

Introduction: Whole-body autopsies may be crucial to understand coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pathophysiology. We aimed to analyze pathological findings in a large series of full-body autopsies, with a special focus on superinfections. Methods: This was a prospective multicenter study that included 70 COVID-19 autopsies performed between April 2020 and February 2021. Epidemiological, clinical and pathological information was collected using a standardized case report form. Results: Median (IQR) age was 70 (range 63.75-74.25) years and 76% of cases were males. Most patients (90%,) had at least one comorbidity prior to COVID-19 diagnosis, with vascular risk factors being the most frequent. Infectious complications were developed by 65.71% of the patients during their follow-up. Mechanical ventilation was required in most patients (75.71%) and was mainly invasive. In multivariate analyses, length of hospital stay and invasive mechanical ventilation were significantly associated with infections (p = 0.036 and p = 0.013, respectively). Necropsy findings revealed diffuse alveolar damage in the lungs, left ventricular hypertrophy in the heart, liver steatosis and pre-infection arteriosclerosis in the heart and kidneys. Conclusion: Our study confirms the main necropsy histopathological findings attributed to COVID-19 in a large patient series, while underlining the importance of both comorbid conditions and superinfections in the pathology.

Neumonía subaguda como manifestación de una neumonía organizada fibrosante aguda / Subacute pneumonia as a manifestation of acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia

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Paniculitis facticia y síndrome de Löfgren inducidos por silicona: a propósito de un caso clínico / Facticial panniculitis and Löfgren's syndrome: a case

Se presenta el caso clínico de una paciente que ingresó en nuestro servicio por clínica de poliartralgias, fiebre y lesiones cutáneas que afectaban a la región glútea y pretibial. Refería como antecedente la aplicación de inyecciones de silicona líquida en los glúteos con fines estéticos 3 años antes. Se realizó una biopsia cutánea de las lesiones en la región glútea, cuyo estudio anatomopatológico fue compatible con paniculitis facticia por silicona, así como de la región pretibial, que fueron compatibles con eritema nudoso. La radiografía de tórax y la tomografía torácica mostraron adenopatías hiliares bilaterales y en la biopsia transbronquial se evidenció un componente inflamatorio granulomatoso. La evolución fue satisfactoria con reposo y antiinflamatorios no esteroideos, por lo que no fue necesaria la extracción de la silicona (AU)

We herein report a patient who came to the hospital because of a polyarticular joint pain, fever and cutaneous lesions. She had silicone implants in her buttocks, a surgery performed 3 years before. We made a biopsy of the skin of the buttocks (facticial panniculitis due to silicone) and of the pretibial surface of the inferior extremities (erythema nodosum). A chest X- ray and a CT scan revealed bilateral hiliar lymphadenopathy, and a transbronquial biopsy showed granulomatous inflammation. She had a good response to rest and anti-inflammatory drugs, so the removal of the silicone implants has not been necessary yet (AU)

Facticial panniculitis and Löfgren's syndrome: a case.

We herein report a patient who came to the hospital because of a polyarticular joint pain, fever and cutaneous lesions. She had silicone implants in her buttocks, a surgery performed 3 years before. We made a biopsy of the skin of the buttocks (facticial panniculitis due to silicone) and of the pretibial surface of the inferior extremities (erythema nodosum). A chest X- ray and a CT scan revealed bilateral hiliar lymphadenopathy, and a transbronquial biopsy showed granulomatous inflammation. She had a good response to rest and anti-inflammatory drugs, so the removal of the silicone implants has not been necessary yet.