Lumps, Bumps, and Things that Go Itch in Your Office!

Autor/in	McLeod, Renee P.
Titel	Lumps, Bumps, and Things that Go Itch in Your Office!
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 20 (2004) 6, S.361-362 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/10598405040200061201
Schlagwörter	School Nurses; Communicable Diseases; Child Health; School Health Services; Clinical Diagnosis; Physical Health + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Contagious disease; Contagious diseases; Communicable disease; Infektionskrankheit; Schuleingangsuntersuchung; Gesundheitszustand
Abstract	This article presents a short case presentation and differential diagnosis of impetigo, a common, contagious, superficial skin infection that is produced by streptococci, staphylococci, or a combination of both bacteria. There are two different clinical presentations: (1) bullous impetigo; and (2) nonbullous impetigo. For years, it was thought that bullous impetigo was caused by "Staphylococcus aureus" whereas nonbullous impetigo was primarily a streptococcal disease. It is now known that "S. aureus" is the primary pathogen of both types of impetigo. Impetigo is usually considered a mild disease, but complications are not uncommon. The author provides a discussion of impetigo and how a school nurse should handle it. (Contains 2 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10