Question 20

(Multiple Choice)

A logger undergoing chemotherapy for cancer has developed pneumonia and skin lesions. Biopsy of the skin lesions demonstrates the presence of large yeasts with thick cell walls and broad-based buds. What is the most likely causative agent?


A) Aspergillus fumigatus
B) Blastomyces dermatitidis
C) Coccidioides immitis
D) Histoplasma capsulatum
E) Sporothrix schenckii

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