Verruga peruana is caused by:
Correct Answer: B. Bacilliformis
Description: Ans: (A) B bacilliformis..[Ref Ananthanarayan 8th/411-12: Harrison 19th/1083, 1079, 18th/ 13191Baonellosis, or Carrion's disease, is caused by B. bacilliformis. The disease is characterized by two distinct phases: (1) an acute febrile hematic phase, known as Oroya fever; and (2) an eruptive phase manifested by cutaneous lesions, known as verruga peruana" (Harrison 19th/1083,18th/1319)Verruga Peruana or Perun Wa: It is characterized by an eruptive phase, in which the patients develop a cutaneous rash produced by a proliferation of endothelial cells and is known as "Perun was" or "verruga peruana".
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