Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Autopsy findings in COVID-19 Infection: Study of case series of autopsies at tertiary health care centre.

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Dr. Kalpana B. Rathod*,Dr. Meenakshi Malhotra,Dr. Somnath Khedkar,Dr. Naresh P. Zanjad,Dr. Leena Nakate

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On 11th march 2020, The World Health Organisation had declared COVID- 19 as a Pandemic. The virus engulfed the entire world causing disease ranging from no to minimal symptoms to full blown respiratory and multiorgan systemic infection. Many deaths were reported due to COVID 19 infection. The autopsy on COVID 19 deceased could be useful to add more information about pathophysiology in different vital organs during the course of COVID 19 infection. The present study reports a series of autopsy findings conducted upon the deceased which were either diagnosed COVID-19 positive before death by rapid antigen test and RT-PCR or which turned out to be incidentally positive after death while conducting rapid antigen test before commencement of autopsy. The gross and histopathological examination findings were discussed in the present study

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