A Public Health Nurse has been asked to speak to the local PTO about contact dermatitis. The nurse explains various causes of irritant contact dermatitis
It is important for the nurse to include what as a potential cause of this skin disorder to prevent repeated cases?
A) Reaction to an oral medication
B) Soap or detergents
C) Poor hygiene
D) Overhydration of the skin
Ans: B
Feedback: Contact dermatitis is an inflammatory reaction of the skin to physical, chemical, or biologic agents. Common causes of irritant dermatitis are soaps, detergents, scouring compounds, and industrial chemicals. The subacute phase of contact dermatitis consists of vescicular changes that alternate with crusting, drying, fissuring, and peeling. A potential cause of this skin disorder is not overhydration of the skin. Reaction to an oral medication is not a cause of contact dermatitis. The contact must be made with the skin. Poor hygiene has no correlation with contact dermatitis.
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