Confusing a Pollen Grain with a Parasite Egg: an Appraisal of “Paleoparasitological Evidence of Pinworm (Enterobius Vermicularis) Infection in a Female Adolescent Residing in Ancient Tehran”
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
;
: 621-625, 2019.
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in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-786641
ABSTRACT
There is often the risk of confusing pollen grains with helminth eggs from archaeological sites. Thousands to millions of pollen grains can be recovered from archaeological burial sediments that represent past ritual, medication and environment. Some pollen grain types can be similar to parasite eggs. Such a confusion is represented by the diagnosis of enterobiasis in ancient Iran. The authors of this study confused a joint-pine (Ephedra spp.) pollen grain with a pinworm egg. This paper describes the specific Ephedra pollen morphology that can be confused with pinworm eggs.
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Main subject:
Ovum
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Parasites
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Archaeology
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Pollen
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Burial
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Enterobiasis
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Ephedra
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Diagnosis
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Eggs
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Enterobius
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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