Distinguish the morphology of Lophomonas blattarum in respiratory system / 中华检验医学杂志

ABSTRACT

With widely application of bronchoavleolar lavage , a lot of cases on L.Blattarum infections in respiratory system have emerged in recent years .However , after closely lucubrating pictures of these reported cases and analyzing the results of our animal experiments.It was doubted the reported morphology of L.Blattarum belongs to respiratory ciliated columnar epithelium .This article aimed at guiding our colleagues to distinguish the morphology of Lophomonas blattarum in respiratory system, and,avoid the misdiagnosis.