You volunteer with a medical mission to see outpatients in a clinic in Brazil (or Colombia, Suriname, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica, or Mexico). You get a rash (pun not intended) of forest workers, farmers, hunters, and fishermen between 40 and 70 with the following findings:
The histology is shown below:
Challenge: What's your diagnosis?
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This is lobomycosis, a chronic fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue due to Lacazia loboi, a dimorphic fungus found in tropical climates in Latin America.
Sources: UpToDate; Wikipedia.
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