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med surg unit 8- Integument/DERMATITIS
DERMATITIS
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
03/15/2011

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DERMATITIS

Definition

Definition

SKIN INFLAMMATION CAUSED BY AN EXTERNAL AGENT.

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2 BASIC TYPES OF DERMATITIS
Definition

IRRITANT AND ALLERGIC.

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IRRITANT DERMATITIS IS CAUSED BY 
Definition

 

SUBSTANCES THAT ARE TOXIC TO THE SKIN, SUCH AS ACIDS, ALKALIES, SOLVENTS, AND DETERGENTS.

 

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IRRITANT DERMATITIS

S/S OCCURS

 

Definition

WITHIN A FEW HRS. AFTER CONTACT OR AFTER A FEW DAYS OF CONTACT IF THE IRRITANT IS WEAK.

THIS REACTION IS NOT AN ALLERGY

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ALLERGIC DERMATITIS IS CAUSED BY
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AN IMMUNOLOGICAL REACTION TO CHEMICALS SUCH AS HAIR DYE AND PLANTS, SUCH AS RUBBER, WHICH CAUSES LATEX ALLERGIES AND POISON IVY; METALS SUCH AS NICKEL; AND MEDICINES, SUCH AS SOME OF THE INGREDIENTS IN TOPICAL CREAMS.

THE REACTION CAN WORSEN WITH EACH EXPOSURE

 

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CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF DERMATITIS 
Definition

REDNESS, EDEMA, OOZING, ITCHING, POSSIBLY SORENESS OR DISCOMFORT, ESP. WITH PRIMARY IRRITANT DERMATITIS. CAN ALSO BE FORMATION OF VESICLES. 

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CHRONIC DERMATITIS CAUSES
Definition

PIGMENTATION, LICHENIFICATION & THE FORMATION OF PLAQUES IN THE AFFECTED AREA.

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DERMATITIS

DIAGNOSIS IS MADE by...... 

Definition

 

Client’s HX. OF EXPOSURE BUT

THE PATCH TEST CAN BE DONE IF THE SUBSTANCE CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED.

 

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DERMATITIS

Management

 

Definition

 

AVOID THE SUBSTANCE BECAUSE CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO IRRITANTS CAN LEAD TO ECZEMA.

 SKIN SHOULD BE FLUSHED H2O AT THE SCENE OF EXPOSURE 

TOPICAL STEROIDS CAN BE USED TO DECREASE THE INFLAMATION.

 

 

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Management

For ACUTE, SEVERE dermatitis

 

Definition

 

Topical steroids or ORORAL STEROIDS MAY BE GIVEN FOR 10 DAYS.

THERAPEUTIC BATHS AND WET DRESSINGS 

 ORAL ANTIBX. WILL BE PRESCRIBED IF A SECONDARY INFECTION DEVELOPS.

TOPICAL ANTIBX. ARE USUALLY AVOIDED BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF A SKIN REACTION TO THE INGREDIANTS OF THE OINTMENT.

 

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