Skin lesions 2 4 6 Objectives At the end of the session students will be able to: Explain the disease process and nursing care of following conditions seen in children: Ringworm infections Candidiasis Candidiasis Pediculosis Scabies Herpes Simplex Ringworm infections Ringworm infections Ringworm infections Ringworm infections Tinea or ringworm infection is a fungal infection caused by dermatophytes (class of fungus) These dermatophytes live in the superficial layer
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in the acute stages. 6. Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences. 7. Scabies is a common and very itchy skin condition caused by human scabies mites. It can affect people of any age but is most common in the young and the elderly. 8. Shingles (also known as herpes zoster) is a painful blistering rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox (the
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A 4-year-old girl is brought into a physician’s office by her mother because the mother noticed a rash that started to appear on her daughter’s legs about 2 months ago. The rash is not painful or itchy and does not seem to be resolving. The patient is up-to-date on her immunizations and has no other medical problems besides the usual colds‚ the last one occurring about 3 months ago. She shares a bed with her older sister but is the only one in the family with the rash. Vital signs are within normal
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fisherman wore and nobody wore a hat like that in China. They were all woven hats. Once I got used to where I was I stopped crying. Then my mom put this cream on my face under my eyes because I had scabies. Scabies is kind of like lice but it doesn’t mainly get in you head. The way you get scabies is if you have a cut and another person has it then it jumps on you and they get like inside you body. The day after my parents got me we took pictures with 6 other girls that other parents adapted. When
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GAC023 Assessment Event 1:Insecticide Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) Student’s Name: Ethan Lau Student ID #: STMS20007 Teacher: Craig Martin Due Date: 7 June 2013 Word Count:515 Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) is a six chlorine substituted cyclohexane‚ a polyhalogenated compound. It comes in many forms. Some are pesticides. Common forms are: • α-HCH ‚ or α-BCH‚ alpha-Hexachlorocyclohexane α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH) is an organochloride which
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Investigatory Project In Science IV Submitted by: Mary Rose L. Perez IV-St. Matthew Submitted to: Mrs. Leira B. Tobias Teacher in Science IV CHAPTER 1: Cacao Leaves as Natural Insect Repellant This study is a experimental research and was conducted to establish the efficacy of cacao leaves decoction on the treatment of escalation of insects. To abolish the use of DEET (N‚N-diethyl-3- methylbenzamide)‚ a chemical formulation developed during
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to become bright red. In some cases the infected areas start to weep and peel. Glucose in the perspiration of the person accelerates the yeast growth. People with poorly controlled diabetes are more prone to yeast infection. Scabies This is caused by a parasite called scabies mite. This parasite causes persistent itchy rash as it burrows into the top layer of the skin. Groups of reddish bumps with fine wavy lines are the main symptom of this condition. Though mostly affects armpits‚ groin‚ nipples
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treatment is a combination of peglylated interferon and ribavirin (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2010). Ectoparasitic infections are parasitic organisms that live on the outer skin of humans and other animal. Lice or ‘Crabs’ and Scabies are common sexually transmitted
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scalp‚ under arms‚ on chest and stomach‚ and arms and legs. The rash starts as small itchy‚ red spots. After approximately 12 to 14 hours these spots develop into fluid filled blisters‚ which are immensely itchy. 2 Scabies Scabies causes your skin to feel intensely itchy. The scabies mites will also leave small red blotches and lines on your skin‚ which are the marks caused by them burrowing into your skin. Burrow marks can be found anywhere including folds of skin‚ wrists‚ armpits‚ around waist
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HEALTH INEQUITY CASE REPORT Definition of Health Inequity: refers to the inequalities in health that adversely affect a population and is thought to be unjust or unfair. This case highlights the inequities in health care that can be found in people where poverty and lower socioeconomic status poses particular problems and how this impacts on the child and family. This will be followed by a discussion on what solutions have been applied and then a description on outcomes. Description
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