IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN LYMPH NODES IN PREGNANT WOMEN WHO DIED OF COVID-19
Keywords:
COVID-19, pathogenesis, pathomorphology, lymph nodes, immunohistochemistry, endothelial damage, pregnancyAbstract
The pathogenesis of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 is under active study. Nevertheless, information on changes in the lymphoid tissue in the secondary organs of the immune system, accompanying the severe course of the disease, especially in pregnant women remains extremely limited. The aim of the study was to study the histological and immunomorphological changes in the lymph nodes of deceased patients with severe COVID-19.
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