Table 4 Postmortem examination
From: Autopsy findings of pediatric COVID-19: a systematic review
Postmortem examination | Number of patients available | Median (range) | N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Heart | 1 |  |  |
  Weight (grams) |  | 500 |  |
  Pericardial fluid (mL) |  | 80 |  |
 Lung | 2 |  |  |
  Weight (grams) | |||
   Right |  | 955 (880–1030) |  |
   Left |  | 835 (770–900) |  |
  Culture | 1 |  |  |
   Candida glabrata |  |  | 1 (100%) |
 Nasopharyngeal polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test | 4 |  |  |
  Positive |  |  | 3 (75%) |
  Periodontium |  |  | 1 (25%) |
 Heart ultrasound | 1 |  |  |
  Thickening |  |  | 1 (100%) |
 Heart echocardiogram | 5 |  |  |
  Small pericardial effusion |  |  | 2 |
  Metastatic tumor |  |  | 1 |
  Patent foramen ovale |  |  | 1 |
  Apical ventricular septal defect |  |  | 1 |
  Left ventricular global hypokinesis |  |  | 1 |
  Dilated left ventricle |  |  | 1 |
  Right ventricle systolic dysfunction |  |  | 1 |
  Hyperechogenic coronary arteries |  |  | 1 |
  Coronary artery diffuse ectasia |  |  | 1 |
  Left anterior descending coronary artery diffuse ectasia |  |  | 1 |
  Computed tomography (CT) angiography | |||
   Normal |  |  | 1 (100%) |
  Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture | |||
   Contaminated |  |  | 1 (100%) |
  Immunodeficiency testing | |||
   Congenital Immunodeffiency |  |  | 1 (100%) |
Post-mortem toxicology | |||
 Blood culture | 1 |  |  |
  Sterile |  |  | 1 (100%) |
 Caffeine | 1 |  |  |
  Positive |  |  | 1 (100%) |
 Naloxone | 1 |  |  |
  Positive |  |  | 1 (100%) |
 Vitreous examination | |||
  Glucose | 1 |  |  |
   Positive |  |  | 1 (100%) |
  Acetone | 1 |  |  |
   Positive |  |  | 1 (100%) |