RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Histopathological findings in fatal COVID-19 severe acute respiratory syndrome: preliminary experience from a series of 10 Spanish patients JF Thorax JO Thorax FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society SP 1116 OP 1118 DO 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215577 VO 75 IS 12 A1 Borja Recalde-Zamacona A1 Laura García-Tobar A1 Alan Argueta A1 Laura Álvarez A1 Carlos Eduardo De Andrea A1 Mirian Fernández Alonso A1 Ana Ezponda A1 Francisco Carmona Torre A1 Carlota Jordán Iborra A1 Jorge Augusto Quiroga A1 Jose Luis Del Pozo A1 Javier J Zulueta A1 Gema Echarri A1 Manuel F Landecho A1 Maria Dolores Lozano YR 2020 UL http://thorax.bmj.com/content/75/12/1116.abstract AB In December 2019, an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome associated to SARS-CoV2 was reported in Wuhan, China. To date, little is known on histopathological findings in patients infected with the new SARS-CoV2. Lung histopathology shows features of acute and organising diffuse alveolar damage. Subtle cellular inflammatory infiltrate has been found in line with the cytokine storm theory. Medium-size vessel thrombi were frequent, but capillary thrombi were not present. Despite the elevation of biochemical markers of cardiac injury, little histopathological damage could be confirmed. Viral RNA from paraffin sections was detected at least in one organ in 90% patients.