part 2

Question 1

• Highly contagious superficial skin infection by staphlococci.
• straw colored fluid filled lesions that rupture
• exudate dries and is honey colored crusts
• pruritus (itchy)
• can spread from one body part to another

Answer 1

Impetigo

Question 2

How does impetigo begin?

Answer 2

-reddish macule —> becomes vesicular —> ruptures easily

Question 3

What is the treatment for impetigo?

Answer 3

• wash off crust
• topical and/or PO antibiotics for 5-7 days
• no school until 24 hours of antibiotic tx

Question 4

What do we need to tech in regards to impetigo?

Answer 4

-caregiver and pt need to wash hands and maintian cleanliness

Question 5

Nursing management of impetigo?

Answer 5

• soak and wash with antibacterial soap daily
• administer full coarse of antibiotics
• contact precaution

Question 6

Superficial infections that live on not in the skin

Answer 6

Dermatophytes - Fungal Infections

-also known as dermatophytoses

Question 7

How is Dermatophytes spread?

Answer 7

-person to person or from infected animal to human

Question 8

What are the four different names for the different areas that Dermatophytes fungal infections can happen ?

Answer 8

• head: tinea capitis
• body: tinea corporis (ring worm)
• feet: tinea pedis
• candidiasis (oral, diaper, vaginal)

Question 9

Lesions in scalp and hairline (scaly patches, alopecia, and pruritic)

Answer 9

tinea capitis (ringworm on the head)

Question 10

What is the treatment for tinea capitis and corporis (ringworm of the head and body)

Answer 10

oral griseofulvin