COVID-19: the difference between the nose and the lung
| Autor: | Michele Cassano, Matteo Gelardi, Mario Notargiacomo, Giorgio Ciprandi, Eleonora M C Trecca |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) viruses lcsh:Medicine Nose Giant Cells Virus Medicine Humans Cilia Respiratory system Pathological Lung bronchi Syncytium business.industry epithelial cell lcsh:R COVID-19 Epithelial Cells Virology medicine.anatomical_structure Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, Vol 91, Iss 2 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1122-0643 |
| Popis: | To the Editor An elegant study reported dysmorphic cells and syncytia in the deceased's lungs for COVID-19. The authors reasonably considered that most of these syncytia-forming cells were pneumocytes, as identified by specific biomarkers. However, cellular dysmorphism and syncytia are pathological features common in other respiratory infections caused by different viruses, including the human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), as correctly documented... |
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