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→Pneumocystis pneumonia: alt. sp.
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{{Main|Pneumonia}} | {{Main|Pneumonia}} | ||
*Abbreviated ''PCP''. | *Abbreviated ''PCP''. | ||
*[[AKA]] ''Pneumocystis | *[[AKA]] ''Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia''. | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Organism: ''pneumocystis'', | *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. | **Fungus... used to be considered a parasite. | ||
*Typical location: lung. | *Typical location: [[lung]]. | ||
Clinical: | Clinical: | ||
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===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*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". | ||
*"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: | Images: | ||