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*Abbreviated ''PCP''.

*[[AKA]] ''Pneumocystis ~~jiroveci~~ pneumonia''.

*[[AKA]] ''Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia''.

===General===

*Organism: ''pneumocystis'',

*Specific organism: ''Pneumocystis jirovecii'' (used to be called ''Pneumocystis carinii'').

*Specific organism: ''Pneumocystis jirovecii''<ref name=pmid16441572>{{Cite journal | last1 = Redhead | first1 = SA. | last2 = Cushion | first2 = MT. | last3 = Frenkel | first3 = JK. | last4 = Stringer | first4 = JR. | title = Pneumocystis and Trypanosoma cruzi: nomenclature and typifications. | journal = J Eukaryot Microbiol | volume = 53 | issue = 1 | pages = 2-11 | month = | year = | doi = 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2005.00072.x | PMID = 16441572 }}</ref> (used to be called ''Pneumocystis carinii'').

**May be spelled ''Pneumocystis jiroveci''.

**Fungus... used to be considered a parasite.

*Typical location: lung.

*Typical location: [[lung]].

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===Microscopic===

Features:

*"Dented ping-pong ball" appearance;<ref name=Ref_WMSP103>{{Ref WMSP|103}}</ref> - remember '''P'''C'''P''' = '''p'''ing-'''p'''ong.

*Approximately 7-8 micrometres in size.

*Form frothy aggregates that take the shape of the alveoli they sit within, i.e. they form "alveolar casts".

*"Dented ping-pong ball" appearance.<ref name=Ref_WMSP103>{{Ref WMSP|103}}</ref> **Remember '''P'''C'''P''' = '''p'''ing-'''p'''ong.

**Approximately 7-8 μm in size.

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 {{Main|Pneumonia}}
 *Abbreviated ''PCP''.
-*[[AKA]] ''Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia''.
+*[[AKA]] ''Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia''.
 ===General===
 *Organism: ''pneumocystis'',
-*Specific organism: ''Pneumocystis jirovecii'' (used to be called ''Pneumocystis carinii'').
+*Specific organism: ''Pneumocystis jirovecii''<ref name=pmid16441572>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Redhead | first1 = SA. | last2 = Cushion | first2 = MT. | last3 = Frenkel | first3 = JK. | last4 = Stringer | first4 = JR. | title = Pneumocystis and Trypanosoma cruzi: nomenclature and typifications. | journal = J Eukaryot Microbiol | volume = 53 | issue = 1 | pages = 2-11 | month =  | year =  | doi = 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2005.00072.x | PMID = 16441572 }}</ref> (used to be called ''Pneumocystis carinii'').
+**May be spelled ''Pneumocystis jiroveci''.
 **Fungus... used to be considered a parasite.
-*Typical location: lung.
+*Typical location: [[lung]].
 Clinical:
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 ===Microscopic===
 Features:
-*"Dented ping-pong ball" appearance;<ref name=Ref_WMSP103>{{Ref WMSP|103}}</ref> - remember '''P'''C'''P''' = '''p'''ing-'''p'''ong.
-*Approximately 7-8 micrometres in size.
 *Form frothy aggregates that take the shape of the alveoli they sit within, i.e. they form "alveolar casts".
+*"Dented ping-pong ball" appearance.<ref name=Ref_WMSP103>{{Ref WMSP|103}}</ref> **Remember '''P'''C'''P''' = '''p'''ing-'''p'''ong.
+**Approximately 7-8 μm in size.
 Images: