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An Elderly Woman Is Experiencing Fever, Chest Pain, Difficulty Breathing

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An elderly woman is experiencing fever, chest pain, difficulty breathing, and a cough that occasionally brings up mucus containing blood. She reports having visited family in rural New Mexico over the Labor Day weekend. A GMS- stained sample from her lungs shows the presence of large spherules. Which of the following is the most likely infecting agent?


A) Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
B) Histoplasma capsulatum
C) Trichophyton rubrum
D) Coccidioides immitis
E) Blastomyces dermatitidis

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