The nurse suspects that an older adult client is experiencing symptomology seen in herpes zoster when the client: Select all that apply
a. rates the pain as an 8 out of a possible 10
b. develops clusters of fluid-filled vesicles
c. exhibits lesions that are waxy and raised
d. has flesh-colored lesions of varying sizes
e. reports symptoms focused in the thoracic area
ANS: A, B, D
Herpes zoster is a viral illness that produces clusters of papulovesicles that develop often in the thoracic area. The skin where the eruptions occur is often painful. Seborrheic keratosis is a waxy, raised lesion, that flesh-colored or pigmented and may vary in size.
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