Full 2L QBank
General Medicine General b57f1ce0

A thirty-two-year-old adult male presents with a chronic suppurative lesion on the angle of the jaw. Microscopic examination shows small abscesses immediately beneath the epidermis with moderate growth of epithelial cords. In the abscess, there are oval, unicellular organisms measuring 20 µm in diameter and having a thick, double-refractive cell wall and cytoplasm containing refractive granules and vacuoles. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

A
Blastomycosis
B
Foreign body reaction
C
Syphilis
D
Tuberculosis

Related General Medicine MCQs

Practice 2,00,000+ NEET PG Questions Free

Timed mock tests, mistake queue analytics, audio lectures & zero attempt limits on i❤️Exams.

Start Free Mock Test Now