A 45-year-old florist presents to the general medical clinic with a pustule on the dorsal side of her right hand and nodules extending up the wrist as shown in the image attached.. She states that she hurt herself with metal wiring when she was making rose bouquets for a wedding. Microscopy of pus from the lesions shows cigar-shaped budding yeasts. Which of the following is the most likely causative agent of this patient's presentation? Answers A - E A Blastomyces dermatitidis B Candida albicans C Coccidioides immitis D Microsporum gypseum E Sporothrix schenckii O O Question #12 attachment Jere Mammino, C Q

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