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An American serviceman returns to the United States after service in the Persian Gulf He was stationed in an area where sandflies and rodents are common. He makes an appointment with his physician because of a moist lesion on his skin. A leishmanial antigen skin test is positive. The serviceman is most likely infected with which organism listed below?

(A) Leishmania donovani
(B) Leishmania major
© Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis
(D) Leishmania braziliensis guyanensis
(E) Leishmania aethiopica

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cutaneous leishmaniasis
A

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moist lesion of the skin
Change to B

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Right decision crossover.
Answer : B

L. donovani ----> visceral leishmania(kala azar, oriantal sores, mucocutanous leishmania)
L. major---------> moist type of cutaneous leishmaniasis .

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thanks for the question