A logger undergoing chemotherapy for cancer has developed pneumonia and skin lesions. Biopsy of the skin lesions demonstrates the presence of large yeasts with thick cell walls and broad-based buds. What is the most likely causative agent?

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Blastomyces has a double refractile wall and buds with a broad base of attachment to the mother cell. The environmental association appears to be rotting wood.

A Logger Undergoing Chemotherapy for Cancer Has Developed Pneumonia and Skin