Research Article: Multi-organ dysfunction and outcomes in pregnancy associated COVID-19 infection – descriptive review of pathological findings
Introduction:
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) has been the cause of a pandemic and death worldwide for 2.5 years. COVID-19 has often been mild or asymptomatic in pregnant women, but severe and fatal cases have also been reported. Documentation of the histopathological features of the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 is sparse in reported cases of maternal death. The pathogenesis of COVID-19 is not known: the proposed thanatogenesis involves immune-mediated mechanisms or direct effects of SARS-CoV-2 on tissues.
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