A 45-year-old florist presents to the general medical clinic with a pustule on the dorsal side of her righthand and nodules extending up the wrist as shown in the image attached.. She states that she hurtherself with metal wiring when she was making rose bouquets for a wedding. Microscopy of pus from thelesions shows cigar-shaped budding yeasts. Which of the following is the most likely causative agent ofthis patient's presentation?Answers A - EA Blastomyces dermatitidisB Candida albicansCDCoccidioides immitisMicrosporum gypseumE Sporothrix schenckiiOQuestion #12 attachmentJere Mammino, DO

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