uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

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ModerateProtozoal InfectionsCutaneous Leishmaniasisuk-dtmh

A 30-year-old soldier develops a non-healing ulcer on his forearm 2 months after returning from Afghanistan. The ulcer has raised, violaceous borders and a central crust. A slit-skin smear from the edge of the ulcer shows intracellular amastigotes (Leishman-Donovan bodies) within macrophages. What is the most likely Leishmania species?

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