A teenaged male patient who wrestles in high school is examined by the nurse in the clinic. Which assessment finding would prompt the nurse to teach the patient about the importance of not sharing headgear to prevent the spread of pediculosis?
a. Ringlike rashes with red, scaly borders over the entire scalp
b. Papular, wheal-like lesions with white deposits on the hair shaft
c. Patchy areas of alopecia with small vesicles and excoriated areas
d. Red, hivelike papules and plaques with sharply circumscribed borders
ANS: B
Pediculosis is characterized by wheal-like lesions with parasites that attach eggs to the base of the hair shaft. The other descriptions are more characteristic of other types of skin disorders.
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