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by antognini 2294 days ago
See page 175 of the WHO report on SARS: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/207501/9290...

Many survivors end up with "honeycomb" patterns in their lungs because the immune system response blew holes in alveoli, which then merged together as they healed.

A recent study on the novel coronavirus found that 14% of patients ended up with this honeycomb pattern as well. (They call it "ground glass opacity".) https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6...