Plant root hair in tap water: A potential cause for diagnostic confusion

Sadia Shakoor; Mohammad Wasay; Afia Zafar; Mohammad Asim Beg

doi:10.3343/kjlm.2011.31.1.44

Plant root hair in tap water: A potential cause for diagnostic confusion

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	44-46
Number of pages	3
Journal	Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Volume	31
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3343/kjlm.2011.31.1.44
Publication status	Published - Jan 2011

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Artifacts
Helminthes
Water supply

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