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Multiorgan and Renal Tropism of SARS-CoV-2

Victor G. Puelles, Marc Lütgehetmann, Maja T. Lindenmeyer, Jan Sperhake, Milagros N. Wong, Lena Allweiss, Silvia Chilla, Axel Heinemann, Nicola Wanner, Shuya Liu, Fabian Braun, Shun Lu, Susanne Pfefferle, Ann Sophie Schröder, Carolin Edler, Oliver Groß, Markus Glatzel, Dominic Wichmann, Thorsten Wiech, Stefan Kluge, Klaus Pueschel, Martin Aepfelbacher, Tobias B. Huber

2020New England Journal of Medicine1,872 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Multiorgan and Renal Tropism of SARS-CoV-2 In this autopsy series, the authors found that SARS-CoV-2 has an organotropism beyond the respiratory tract, including the kidneys, heart, liver, and brai...

Topics & Concepts

TropismVirologyTissue tropismSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)AutopsyMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)KidneyRespiratory tractPathologyVirusRespiratory systemInternal medicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesDermatological and COVID-19 studiesLong-Term Effects of COVID-19