A 32-year-old man from Ecuador presents with a painless genital ulcer with hypertrophic borders and satellite lymphadenopathy. He also has nasal stuff...

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A 32-year-old man from Ecuador presents with a painless genital ulcer with hypertrophic borders and satellite lymphadenopathy. He also has nasal stuffiness and a destructive lesion of the nasal septum. Biopsy of the nasal lesion shows amastigotes. What is the most likely Leishmania species?

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Leishmania braziliensis

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Leishmania tropica

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Leishmania major

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Leishmania donovani

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Leishmania mexicana

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

A 32-year-old man from Ecuador presents with a painless genital ulcer with hypertrophic borders and satellite lymphadenopathy. He also has nasal stuffiness and a destructive lesion of the nasal septum. Biopsy of the nasal lesion shows amastigotes. What is the most likely Leishmania species?