Finding acid-fast bacilli within peripheral nerves is most suggestive of:
Correct Answer: Leprosy
Description: Lepromatous and tuberculoid leprosy, the major forms of leprosy, are caused by infection with Mycobacterium leprae. Nerve involvement is most typical of the lepromatous form. Histologic sections reveal acid-fast bacilli within peripheral nerves.
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