Oral lesions and SARS-CoV-2: A postmortem study
Amanda Zarpellon
Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorBruno F. Matuck
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorMarisa Dolhnikoff
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorAmaro N. Duarte-Neto
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
São Paulo Autopsy Service, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorGilvan Maia
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorSara C. Gomes
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorDaniel I. Sendyk
Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorSuzana C. O. M. Souza
Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorThais Mauad
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorPaulo H. N. Saldiva
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Paulo H. Braz-Silva
Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine of São Paulo, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Correspondence
Paulo H. Braz-Silva, Departamento de Estomatologia, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 2227, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil.
Email: [email protected]
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorLuiz F. F. da Silva
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
São Paulo Autopsy Service, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorAmanda Zarpellon
Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorBruno F. Matuck
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorMarisa Dolhnikoff
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorAmaro N. Duarte-Neto
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
São Paulo Autopsy Service, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorGilvan Maia
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorSara C. Gomes
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorDaniel I. Sendyk
Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorSuzana C. O. M. Souza
Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorThais Mauad
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorPaulo H. N. Saldiva
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Paulo H. Braz-Silva
Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine of São Paulo, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Correspondence
Paulo H. Braz-Silva, Departamento de Estomatologia, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 2227, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil.
Email: [email protected]
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorLuiz F. F. da Silva
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
São Paulo Autopsy Service, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorAmanda Zarpellon and Bruno Fernandes Matuck contributed equally to the work.
Funding information
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2013/17159-2; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation INV-002396; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) 401825/2020-5; Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa da Universidade de São Paulo 2021.1.10424.1.9

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