1. Integumentary Health Concerns

2. Chicken Pox Eti: S/S: Tx: Varicella Virus
Spread by direct contact or breathing in germs
Most common in children but can also affect adults
S/S:
Blisterlike rash, itching, tiredness, and fever.
Rash appears on trunk and face
Tx:
Vaccine

3. Shingles “herpes zoster”
Eti:
20% chance of contracting if had chicken pox
S/S:
Painful
Inflammation that affects nerves on one side of the body and results in skin blisters
Tx:
no cure, meds may shorten time of illness & prevent complications

4. Impetigo Eti: S/S: Tx: Staphylocicci or streptococci
Spread from person to person through direct contact with discharge
S/S:
Blistery rash
Open blisters produce thick, golden yellow discharge that dries, crusts, and adheres to skin
Tx:
Oral/topical antibiotics

5. Tinea/Ringworm Eti: S/S: Tx: Fungi Feet (“pedis”) = athlete’s foot
Scalp (“corporis”)= scalp ringworm
S/S:
Extreme itching
Tx:
Antifungal medication

6. Pediculosis “Lice” Eti: S/S: Tx:
Contracted by coming in contact with someone who has lice, or sharing hats/scarves/combs/or brushes
S/S:
Extreme itching on the head or genital region
Tx:
Medication
Wash, dry, clean all items with alcohol to kill

7. Scabies Eti: S/S: Tx: Contagious skin eruption Caused by mites
Occurs between fingers, trunk, or male genitalia
Intense itching at night
Tx:
Kill mites and prevent itching

8. Skin Cancer Eti: S/S: Tx:
3 types: Basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell, carcinoma, malignant melanoma
More than 90% appear on sun exposed skin, usually face, neck, ears, forearms, and hands
S/S:
Mole change in color, shape, size, texture. Bleeding or itching from mole.
Tx:
Cover up and wear sunscreen when outside in the sun.
Surgical removal of the cancer spot from the skin

9. Rubella “German Measles”
Eti:
Especially dangerous to pregnant women, can cause severe birth defects.
S/S:
Often mild, hard to notice
A fine, pink rash that begins on the face and quickly spreads to the trunk and then the arms and legs, before disappearing in the same sequence
Tx:
Immunization

10. Acne “Acne Vulgaris” Eti: S/S: Tx:
Starts around puberty and is often caused by the overproduction of sebum.
S/S:
Eruptions on the face and upper back, several types
Tx:
Various medications
Dermatologist
Changes to diet

11. Carbuncle Eti: S/S: Pus producing infection
Starts in subcutaneous and is usually accompanied by fever and ill feeling

12. Abscess
Eti:
Localized infection, puss and infection

13. Gangrene
Eti:
“death of tissue”
Due to loss of blood supply

14. Furuncle “Boil”
Eti:
Localized pus producing infection originating in a fair folicle