A 38-year-old woman who works in a leather factory in Venezuela presents with a painless nodule on her arm that has progressed over 6 months to multiple warty plaques with a "cauliflower" appearance. Vital signs: BP 118/76, HR 82, RR 16, Temp 37.2°C, SpO2 98%. Histology shows copper-colored sclerotic bodies. CXR is normal. She denies constitutional symptoms. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

  1. A)Paracoccidioidomycosis
  2. B)Sporotrichosis
  3. C)Dermatophytosis
  4. D)ChromomycosisGABARITO
  5. E)Blastomycosis

Explicação

Chromomycosis is a chronic subcutaneous infection caused by dematiaceous (pigmented) fungi (Fonsecaea, Phialophora, Cladophialophora). Presents with slowly progressive verrucose plaques and nodules; histology shows distinctive copper-colored (brown) sclerotic ... Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →

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