COVID-19 lymph nodes contained more CD105-positive (partially newly formed) vessels (median 68/1.33mm2 vs. 44/1.33mm2, p=0.002), showed significantly higher VEGF expression (median 3 vs. 2, p=0.045) as well as a higher presence of vWF-positive mononuclear cells in the paracortical zones (8/20 cases vs. 3/14 cases with >5% positive cells, p=0.038) (Figure 3). Here, VEGFA is linked to COVID-19.