A sample from an abscess is stained and examined under the microscope. A Gram stain appears uniformly pink, but a GMS (Gomori methenamine silver) stain reveals brownish filaments in the sample. These findings suggest
A) necrotizing fasciitis.
B) sporotrichosis.
C) leishmaniasis.
D) phaeohyphomycosis.
E) dermatophytosis.
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