Background: There has been an anecdotal increase in the incidence of tracheal stenosis that has coincided with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Case presentation: This is a case series in which we report clinical and pathologic findings of two patients who subsequently developed subglottic tracheal stenosis after having been hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia. Histopathologic analysis of tissue from these patients shows features consistent with tissue infiltrated with SARS-CoV-2 virus, namely multinucleated syncytial cells with prominent nucleoli.
Conclusion: Our findings directly implicate SARS-CoV-2 in the pathogenesis of tracheal stenosis.
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【저자키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, Case series, Thoracic Surgery, dilatation, Tracheal resection, Tracheal stenosis.,
【저자키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, Case series, Thoracic Surgery, dilatation, Tracheal resection, Tracheal stenosis.,