You are asked by a colleague to evaluate a 5-year-old boy as a second opinion. he has a history of chronic and recurrent upper respiratory tract infections, several admissions to the hospital for pneumonia, and three surgeries for pe tubes for chronic otitis media. of note is a right sided heart on repeated radiographs. convinced you know the diagnosis based on history alone, you confirm your diagnosis with a biopsy of the nasal mucosa. you expect to find which of the following?
a. eosinophilic infiltrate
b. bordetella pertussis
c. absence of nasal mucous glands
d. random orientation of cilia
e. nasal polyps