The nurse will most often find intertrigo in which of the following places?
a. the upper back and the abdominal areas
b. the waist and any fat folds on the body
c. the axillae, interdigital spaces, and the gluteal cleft
d. the elbows and the hairline
C
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A Incorrect. The nurse will not most often find intertrigo on the upper back and the abdominal areas.
B Incorrect. The nurse will not most often find intertrigo on the waist and any fat folds on the body.
C Correct. Candidiasis also may present as intertrigo, an erythematous skin eruption occurring on apposed skin surfaces. Apposed surfaces are those in direct contact such as the axillae and popliteal fossae. Common sites of occurrence are the axillae, interdigital spaces, and the gluteal cleft.
D Incorrect. The nurse will not most often find intertrigo on the elbows and the hairline.
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