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. © The Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine.

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Shakoor, S., Wasay, M., Zafar, A., & Beg, M. A. (2011). Plant root hair in tap water: A potential cause for diagnostic confusion. Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 31(1), 44–46. https://doi.org/10.3343/kjlm.2011.31.1.44

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