Question:
What is atopic dermatitis?
Answer:
(eczema) a long-term type of inflammation of the skin. It results in itchy, red,
swollen, and cracked skin.
Question:
What is the cardinal sign of atopic dermatitis?
Answer:
severe pruritus.
,Question:
characterized by an extremely low threshold for pruritus and has been
referred to as "the itch that rashes." Almost always, the itch occurs before the
rash appears, and scratching the rash worsens it clinically refers to what skin
condition?
Answer:
atopic dermatitis
Question:
what are the primary locations for atopic dermatitis in children?
Answer:
antecubital fossae and popliteal fossae.
Question:
common symptoms of HSV skin infection
Answer:
-Blistering sores - either oral or genital
-Itching
-Pain during urination - in case of genital herpes
-Fever
-Headache
-Tiredness
-Lack of appetite
, Question:
Treatment for HSV skin infection?
Answer:
Immunocompromised clients are treated with Famciclovir (Famvir) or
Valacyclovir (Valtrex) (Remember the goal of treatment is to suppress)
Question:
Herpes zoster is characterized by what? (shingles)
Answer:
unilateral vesicular rash along a dermatome, most commonly a thoracic or
lumbar dermatome.
The rash begins as erythema, then changes to papular lesions that rapidly
form vesicles. The vesicles rupture, releasing infectious fluid, and then form
scabs.
Question:
What is herpes zoster caused by?
Answer:
Caused by varicella-zoster characterized by painful rash with blisters.
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