In nasal glanders, which clinical sign is characteristic?

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In nasal glanders, which clinical sign is characteristic?

The main feature of the nasal form is ulceration along the nasal turbinates due to infection of the nasal mucosa by Burkholderia mallei, which leads to mucosal necrosis, crusting, and nasal discharge. This intranasal mucosal damage along the turbinates is what distinguishes nasal glanders. By contrast, lesions along lymphatics and skin indicate the cutaneous (Farcy) form, and tubercle-like lesions in the lung point to pulmonary involvement rather than the nasal presentation. So, ulcerated regions along the turbinates best reflect the characteristic sign of nasal glanders.

The main feature of the nasal form is ulceration along the nasal turbinates due to infection of the nasal mucosa by Burkholderia mallei, which leads to mucosal necrosis, crusting, and nasal discharge. This intranasal mucosal damage along the turbinates is what distinguishes nasal glanders. By contrast, lesions along lymphatics and skin indicate the cutaneous (Farcy) form, and tubercle-like lesions in the lung point to pulmonary involvement rather than the nasal presentation. So, ulcerated regions along the turbinates best reflect the characteristic sign of nasal glanders.

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