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KMID : 0981820110310010044
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Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2011 Volume.31 No. 1 p.44 ~ p.46
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Plant Root Hair in Tap Water: A Potential Cause for Diagnostic Confusion
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Shakoor Sadia
Wasay Mohammad
Zafar Afia
Beg Mohammad Asim
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Abstract
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Plant root hairs are commonly found artifacts in parasitology specimens and may be confused with helminthes by an untrained eye. We report a case of brain tuberculoma where the tissue sample was contaminated with root hair derived from tap water; the presence of this root hair, which mimicked a larva, led to diagnostic confusion. Therefore, tap water should be considered a source of root hair and vegetable matter.
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KEYWORD
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Helminthes, Artifacts, Water supply
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