• Diagnostics
    • Labs: ↑ LDH is a classic, though nonspecific, finding.
    • CXR/CT: Bilateral, diffuse “ground-glass” opacities.
    • Definitive Dx: Organisms seen on bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) sample.
    • Stains: Methenamine silver stain shows disc-shaped or “crushed ping-pong ball” cysts.