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Naseri E, Mohammadghasemi F, Shams F, Saliminasab S, Karimian P, Rahbar Taramsari M, et al . Histopathological and Serological Findings of Lung, Liver and Heart in a Patient with Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID -19): A Case Report. J Adv Med Biomed Res 2021; 29 (134) :183-188
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Histopathological and Serological Findings of Lung, Liver and Heart in a Patient with Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID -19): A Case Report
Erfan Naseri1 , Fahimeh Mohammadghasemi2 , Fahimeh Shams *3 , Sina Saliminasab1 , Paridokht Karimian4 , Morteza Rahbar Taramsari5 , Siroos Kordrostami6 , Ali Alavi Foumani7 , Hossein Hemmati8 , Seyed Amineh Hojati9 , Pirouz Samidoust10 , Masoumeh Faghani2
1- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
2- Cellular & Molecular Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
3- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran , Fahime.shams@yahoo.com
4- Dept. of Pathology, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
5- Dept. of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences. Rasht, Iran
6- Razi Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
7- Inflammatory Lung Diseases Research Center, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Razi Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
8- Dept. of General Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
9- Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center (GLDRC), Razi Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
10- Dept .of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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This study aimed to report histopathological features and serological outputs of the lung, heart and liver in a patient suffered from Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). A woman was admitted to the Razi Hospital, Rasht city, Iran with the symptoms of cough, dyspnea, fever and myalgia. She had also Parkinson’s disease (PD); she had no history of respiratory, cardiovascular, renal and gastrointestinal diseases and alcohol consumption. COVID-19 infection was proved by the Real time-PCR (RT–qPCR) test. The required specimen was obtained from nasopharyngeal swab; however, lung radiologic findings revealed atypical signs of COVID-19. The patient expired after 8 days of admission. After death, needle biopsy was performed for histopathologic evaluation of the heart, lung and liver tissues. The RT–qPCR was performed to evaluate the presence of Coronavirus in the tissues. The pathological biopsies showed advanced alveolar damages in the lung, periportal inflammation in the liver, spread steatosis in the hepatocytes and moderate myocarditis in the heart. However, the RT-qPCR test was negative for these tissues, but alterations in the above-mentioned areas may be due to the secondary side effects of COVID-19 infection or pharmacological treatments.

Keywords: COVID-19, Heart, Liver, Lung, Histopathology
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✅ This study aimed to report histopathological features and serological outputs of the lung, heart and liver in a patient suffered from Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19).
 


Type of Study: Case Report Article | Subject: Clinical Medicine
Received: 2020/07/26 | Accepted: 2020/12/5 | Published: 2020/12/30
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