A 55-year-old man from Peru presents with a chronic non-healing skin ulcer on his lower leg. Biopsy shows yeast cells with 'pilot wheel' or 'Mickey Mo...

Question

A 55-year-old man from Peru presents with a chronic non-healing skin ulcer on his lower leg. Biopsy shows yeast cells with 'pilot wheel' or 'Mickey Mouse ear' multiple budding pattern. What is the causative organism?

Accepted Answer

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Answer

Histoplasma capsulatum

Answer

Blastomyces dermatitidis

Answer

Coccidioides immitis

Answer

Sporothrix schenckii

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Paracoccidioidomycosis

A 55-year-old man from Peru presents with a chronic non-healing skin ulcer on his lower leg. Biopsy shows yeast cells with 'pilot wheel' or 'Mickey Mouse ear' multiple budding pattern. What is the causative organism?