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*"Dented ping-pong ball" appearance;<ref name=Ref_WMSP103>{{Ref WMSP|103}}</ref> - remember '''P'''C'''P''' = '''p'''ing-'''p'''ong. | *"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 | *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". | *Form frothy aggregates that take the shape of the alveoli they sit within, i.e. they form "alveolar casts". | ||
Images: | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pneumocystosis_carinii_of_lung_in_AIDS_959_lores.jpg The frothy casts of PCP (WC)]. | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=Pneumocystis+carinii&go=Go Several images of PCP (WC)]. | |||
===Stains=== | ===Stains=== | ||