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Rashes and the School Nurse
Suzey Delger RN, MSN, FNP-c There is no conflict of interest-rats
HISTORY, HISTORY & MORE Get a history: MOST IMPORTANT! Location? Localized or generalized?
Where on body? Frequency? Has it happened before Quantity? Can you count the bumps? Quality? Describe the lesion. Associated Phenomenon: Serious rashes
kids will appear ACUTELY ILL!
History Aggravating factors: what made it worse? Alleviating factors: what made it better?
Arrangement Discrete: distinct and discretely separate
from each other Linear: Straight line Annular: Circle Grouped: closely adjacent to each other,
herpes will always be grouped. Serpiginous: wave/snake like eg. scabies
Macule: <1.0 cm Flat Color Changes Café-au-lait Vitiligo Fifths Disease
Patch >1.0cm Large macule Flat > 1 cm Port Wine Stain Diffuse vitilligo Peri-anal strep
Papule < 1.0 cm Solid, raised Roseola Molluscum* Lichen Planus
Pityriasis
Pityriasis can look like chickenpox
Plaque >1.0cm Solid Raised Flat top Distinct borders Ecema Psoriaisis*
Nodule Raised Solid lesions Indistinct borders Palpable This is a wart
Wheal or Uticaria Can be associated
with allergy, strep, & viral illness. Virtually anything
can cause HIVES
Vesicles Raised Lesions Clear Fluid <1.0 cm Chicken Pox*
Bullae >1.0 cm Raised lesion filled
with clear/bloody fluid
Staph These are treated
warts with Blister Beetle Juice.
Cyst Raised lesion that
contains a palpable sac filled with more solid fluid.
Gangilion cyst not pus filled but fiberous that can be broken down with pressure.
Pustules Raised lesions filled
with fluid or excudate.
Can be benign or sign of infection.
These are pimples up close.
Petechiae/Purpura Always worrisome if
they appear for no apparent reason.
r/o leukemia, but can be simply a decrease in platelets/viral infection caused.
Dermatitis: What does it mean to you? Dermatitis to most of
us means a “rash”, associated with
Itchy Skin Visible Flexural
dermatitis/ecema Onset under age of 2
Contact Dermatitis Intense,redness,
blisters. Allergic reaction to
metals. SNAPS ON PANTS.
Or it can be contact with Poison Ivy.
Contact Dermatitis cont. This is Poison Ivy
exposure.
Common childhood skin disorders/ Scabies This is a picture of
highly contagious scabies.
Must be treated with Ovide or Lindane.
Do not touch with bare hands.
Chiggers Chiggers are more
common in the south. What can you teach me about these bugs?
How do you treat them?
Bed Bugs are BACK! There has been an
increase in bed bugs in the USA.
These bugs can live in the WOOD of the bed frame for months.
Treatment is a PESTICIDE.
Ticks and diseases. Can cause many
different diseases, such as Lymes disease, Rocky Mtn. Spotted Fever, and Tulermia.
Lymes disease. Target lesions. Spirochete that
mimicks syphillis. Can cause permanent
brain damage. Important part of
“rash surveillance”
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Common among
elementary, especially primary grades.
No known treatment caused by Coxsaxie virus.
Avoid exposure newly pg. women.
Toxic Shock Syndrome Don’t forget about
this life threatening disease among young teen girls and boys too.
Caused usually by Staph, can occur post-partum.
From the SEA! This is a lesion
caused from a Man-o-war, sting ray.
Very painful, No antidote.
Continued from the Sea! Jelly fish bite, again
very painful. Treatment? I learned
from my Alabama friends that ‘ammonia’, urine, and meat tenderizer is the most common cure!
Impetigo Our favorite! Usually
caused by strep or staph.
Can be tx. With antibiotic ointment, or oral antibiotics.
What could this possibly be? What is this critter
that is spread by brushes, hats, and mostly sleep-over’s and MAKE SCHOOL NURSE’S NUTTY?
Web sites that work for you! What is this? www.dermnet.com www.dermatlas.com Click on photo
gallery and be ready to be entertained!
Thanks for having me!
One more fun thing!