An otherwise healthy 57-year-old white woman presents with an erythematous, painful nodule over her left dorsal thumb. This began approximately 2 months ago, after sustaining a paper cut at work. Over the past month, she subsequently developed multiple erythematous papules and nodules that tracked up her left forearm. She has been treated with 2 courses of cephalexin without any noticeable improvement.
The most likely diagnosis is
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Mycobacterium marinum infection
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Leishmania parasite infection
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Francisella tularensis infection
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Sporothrix schenckii infection
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