uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Talaromycosis

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A 40-year-old HIV-positive man from Thailand with a CD4 count of 35 cells/µL presents with disseminated papular skin lesions resembling molluscum contagiosum, fever, and hepatosplenomegaly. Skin biopsy shows small (2-5 µm) oval yeast cells with a central transverse septum within macrophages on PAS stain. What is the diagnosis?

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