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Gram-stained periorbital exudates in severe panophthalmitis with cellulitis in an elderly diabetic shows irregular branching aseptate and broad hyphae. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis-

A
Candida
B
Aspergillus
C
Pencillium
D
Apophysomyces species
High-Yield Explanation
Here, the organism is having aseptate hyphae (not septate). Branching aseptate hyphae suggests the diagnosis of mucormycosis (mucor infection). Apophysomyces is a novel pathogen belonging to the family Mucoraceae.

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