Mycology/Parasitology USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 38-year-old woman who works in a leather factory in Venezuela presents with a painless nodule on her arm that has progressed over 6 months to multiple warty plaques with a "cauliflower" appearance. Vital signs: BP 118/76, HR 82, RR 16, Temp 37.2°C, SpO2 98%. Histology shows copper-colored sclerotic bodies. CXR is normal. She denies constitutional symptoms. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer choices
- AParacoccidioidomycosis
- BSporotrichosis
- CDermatophytosis
- DChromomycosisCorrect answer
- EBlastomycosis
- FCoccidioidomycosis
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