Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

SCOPUS
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 2

COVID-19 Death: Autopsy and Pathological Findings – A Case Report

  • Author:
  • Suraj S Shetty1, Aashi Verma2, Smitha Rani3*, M A S Ananthan4, H L Kishan Prasad5, Varsha A Shetty6, Mahabalesh Shetty7
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Published Online: Apr 25, 2022
  • Page Number: 160 to 163

1Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and ToxicologyK S Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

2Postgraduate Student, Department of Forensic Medicine and ToxicologyK S Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

3Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, India

4Postgraduate Student, Department of Forensic Medicine and ToxicologyK S Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

5Additional Professor, Department of PathologyK S Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

6Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and ToxicologyK S Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

7Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and ToxicologyK S Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Smitha Rani, Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, J.S.S Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Sri Shivarathreeshwara Nagar, Bannimantap, Mysuru-570015, Karnataka, India. Contact : +91 9886673946, Email: smitha_2444@yahoo.co.in

Online Published on 25 April, 2022.

Abstract

Corona viruses are a large family of viruses that may cause respiratory illness in animals or humans. The most recently discovered corona virus causes Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19), also known as SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2), which became a global pandemic and is persisting. The data on the spectrum of gross and microscopic changes in COVID-19 infections is insufficient to accurately outline the disease process due to its ever-changing viral nature. The current knowledge on this aspect is not comprehensive since limited numbers of autopsies are conducted on such dead bodies because of higher infectivity and increased risk of transmission. We report a case of a 33-year-old male who was admitted to our institute with an alleged history of road traffic accident, later tested positive for COVID-19 and developed Covid-19 Pneumonia and succumbed. The detailed autopsy and histopathological findings are discussed. Performing autopsies on cases of COVID-19 deaths are helpful in understanding the pathology, disease process and variability in clinical presentation of COVID-19.

Keywords

Adult Respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), Autopsy, Case Report, COVID-19, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC), Pneumonia, SARS-CoV-2