A nurse is assessing a teenage patient with acne vulgaris. The patient's mother states, "I keep telling him that this is what happens when you eat as much chocolate as he does." What aspect of the pathophysiology of acne should inform the nurse's response
A) A sudden change in patient's diet may exacerbate, rather than alleviate, the patient's symptoms.
B) Chocolate is not among the foods that are known to cause acne.
C) Elimination of chocolate from the patient's diet will likely lead to resolution within several months.
D) Diet is thought to play a minimal role in the development of acne.
Ans: D
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Diet is not believed to play a major role in acne therapy. A change in diet is not known to exacerbate symptoms.
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