A patient with Hodgkin disease is feeling bad, so he visits his physician. The physician's clinical examination reveals submandibular lymphadenitis, subcutaneous nodules, painful swellings, ulcers progressing to abscesses, and draining fistulas. What organism is probably producing these symptoms?
A) Mycobacterium tuberculosis B) M. avium C) M. gordonae D) M. haemophilum