A sample of the tissue from an inflamed, pus- filled area on the lower leg is treated with KOH and stained with GMS. Under the microscope golden brown spheres are visible. With what disease are these observations consistent?
A) pityriasis
B) fungemia
C) mycetoma
D) sporotrichosis
E) chromoblastomycosis

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The presence of golden brown spheres in a KOH and GMS stained sample is characteristic of chromoblastomycosis, a chronic fungal infection caused by dematiaceous fungi, which produce pigmented sclerotic bodies.

A Sample of the Tissue from an Inflamed, Pus- Filled