KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 130 · KROK (Dentistry)

A patient has roundish ulcers on his face, inflammation and enlargement of lymph nodes. These symptoms turned up as a result of mosquito bites. Laboratory examination of discharge from the ulcers revealed unicellular aflagellar organisms. What is the most probable diagnosis?

  1. A. Toxoplasmosis
  2. B. Trypanosomiasis
  3. C. Scabies
  4. D. Myiasis
  5. E. Dermatotropic leishmaniasis
Hint

Think of a protozoan transmitted by bloodsucking insects whose intracellular stage in human tissues has no flagellum and which causes skin ulcers.

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