A 10-year-old boy is brought to the physician by his mother because of a 2-day history of decreased movement of the left side of his face and a rash on his right arm. A photograph of the rash is shown.
The cause of this patient’s infection is taxonomically and morphologically most similar to an organism causing which of the following conditions?
Babesiosis
Ehrlichiosis
Leptospirosis
Pityriasis rosea
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Tinea versicolor
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