This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Mycology, Subject name: Microbiology
[{'content': 'Asteroid bodies and cigar shaped globi may be produced by- \nSelect and explain. \nA. Histoplasmosis, B. Sporotrichosis, C. Candida, D. Aspergillus', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': "Answer: B \nExplanation: Sporotrichosis or Rose Gardner's disease - Chronic subcutaneous pyogranulomatous disease Caused by a thermally dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii. Mould: Flower like sporulation Laboratory Diagnosis: Direct Microscopy by H and E staining of tissue sections reveals cigar shaped asteroid bodies. It is described as central basophilic yeast cell surrounded by eosinophilic mass, composed of antigen-antibody complexes. Such eosinophilic halo is described as Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon.", 'role': 'assistant'}]