A Recent Immigrant from Africa Presents with Tumorlike Deformities of the Subcutaneous

question 55

Multiple Choice

A recent immigrant from Africa presents with tumorlike deformities of the subcutaneous tissue and multiple sinus tracts that drain pus containing granules.The fungus culture reveals a hyaline septate fungi.The most likely diagnosis would be

• A)tinea nigra.
• B)black piedra.
• C)eumycotic mycetoma.
• D)chromoblastomycosis.

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