Star-shaped healed scars are a feature of which glanders form?

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Star-shaped healed scars are a feature of which glanders form?

Star-shaped healed scars are a hallmark of the cutaneous form, known as Farcy, of glanders. In this form, nodules along superficial lymphatics of the limbs develop, ulcerate, and later heal. The healing process often leaves stellate (star-shaped) scars on the skin. Other forms—nasal, pulmonary, and ocular—manifest with mucosal ulcers, lung granulomas, or conjunctival lesions, and do not characteristically leave star-shaped skin scars.

Star-shaped healed scars are a hallmark of the cutaneous form, known as Farcy, of glanders. In this form, nodules along superficial lymphatics of the limbs develop, ulcerate, and later heal. The healing process often leaves stellate (star-shaped) scars on the skin. Other forms—nasal, pulmonary, and ocular—manifest with mucosal ulcers, lung granulomas, or conjunctival lesions, and do not characteristically leave star-shaped skin scars.

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