Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Capturing SARS-CoV-2 in the Lung Tissue (Alveoli and Parenchyma) Cause Microthrombi　― A Strategy to Eliminate SARS-CoV-2 From the Circulation as Degraded Fibrin Clots ―

This novel theory suggests that NETosis and microthrombosis are phenomena inevitably elicited in COVID-19, and in combination they are a system newly termed "NETombosis". Undegraded fibrin clots remaining in the microcirculation may be the cause of the sequelae, because they cause long-lasting circulatory failure in various organs.