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. 2019 Jan 14;90(2-S):7-9.
doi: 10.23750/abm.v90i2-S.8103.

Ciliocytophthoria of nasal epithelial cells after viral infection: a sign of suffering cell

Matteo Gelardi  1 , Giorgio Ciprandi
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Ciliocytophthoria of nasal epithelial cells after viral infection: a sign of suffering cell

Matteo Gelardi et al. Acta Biomed. .

Abstract

Ciliocytophthoria (CCP) defines a degenerative process of the ciliated cells consequent to viral infections, and it is characterized by typical morphological changes. We evaluated the distinct and characteristic phases of CCP, by means of the optical microscopy of the nasal mucosa (nasal cytology), in 20 patients (12 males and 8 females; aged between 18 and 40 years). Three phases of CCP by nasal cytology are detected. This outcome confirms that CCP represents a sign of suffering nasal epithelial cell.

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Figure 1.
a) normal ciliated cell with hyperchromatic stria; b) initial rarefaction of cilia and disappearance of the stria; c) further rarefaction with disappearance of intracytoplasmic vacuoles; d) decapitation of apical part of ciliated cell
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