A 19-year-old man arrives to the office complaining of a painful subcutaneous forearm nodule. He had stitches done two weeks previously after suffering a cut on his left forearm while playing soccer. The lesion is biopsied, and the results are presented below: Which of the following is most likely responsible for this patient's condition?

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A 19-year-old man arrives to the office complaining of a painful subcutaneous forearm nodule. He had stitches done two weeks previously after suffering a cut on his left forearm while playing soccer. The lesion is biopsied, and the results are presented below:  Which of the following is most likely responsible for this patient's condition?

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Eductional Objective: Granulomatous inflammation is a kind of chronic inflammation that is distinguished by aggregation of activated macrophages that resemble epithelioid cells. Persistent granulomatous inflammation, followed by fibrosis, can result in organ dysfunction, as observed in a number of granulomatous disorders.

A 19-Year-Old Man Arrives to the Office Complaining of a Painful