Exam 43: Alterations of the Integument in Children

Which contagious disease creates a primary skin lesion that is a pinpointed macule,papule,or wheal with hemorrhagic puncture site?

The majority of strawberry hemangiomas require surgical treatment.

Rubella (German or 3-day measles)is a common communicable disease of children caused by a:

Acne lesions may be divided into inflammatory lesions (pustules,papules,and nodules)and noninflammatory lesions (closed and open comedones).

What is the cause of chickenpox?

Fungal disorders of the skin are known as mycoses and when caused by dermatophytes,the mycoses are termed tinea.

MATCHING Match the viral disease with the skin lesions produced.Viral diseases may be used more than once. -Groups of vesicles on an inflammatory base following the course of a sensory nerve

MATCHING Match the viral disease with the skin lesions produced.Viral diseases may be used more than once. -Pink to red coalescing maculopapular rash on the scalp or trunk

Which clinical manifestation is considered the hallmark of atopic dermatitis?

MATCHING Match the viral disease with the skin lesions produced.Viral diseases may be used more than once. -Early lesions blanche under pressure,followed by a brownish hue that does not blanch as the rash fades

Scabies is a contagious disease caused by the itch mite,Sarcoptes scabiei.

Koplik spots are characteristic of rubella.

Which contagious disease has clinical manifestations of burrows several millimeters to 1 cm long,papules,and vesicular lesions with severe itching that worsens at night?

MATCHING Match the viral disease with the skin lesions produced.Viral diseases may be used more than once. -Pinpoint white spots surrounded by an erythematous ring over the buccal mucosa

Rubeola and rubella have many of the same clinical manifestations.Which clinical manifestation is present in rubeola,but not rubella?

How does the nurse describe the skin lesions caused by tinea capitis or tinea corporis?

In cases of staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome,the most effective treatment is direct application of antibiotics to the skin.

Which vascular anomaly is a congenital malformation of dermal capillaries that does not fade with age?

Rubeola is a highly contagious,acute _____ disease of children.

Which bacterial infection has as its source of infection a staff member in a newborn nursery or a family member with a pustule?