A 35-year-old woman has a red, raised rash on the inside of her thighs. Gram -stained skin scrapings show large budding cells with pseudohyphae. The infection is caused by

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The presence of large budding cells with pseudohyphae in the Gram-stained skin scrapings is characteristic of Candida albicans, a type of yeast that can cause skin infections.

A 35-Year-Old Woman Has a Red, Raised Rash on the Inside