A 68-year-old male patient comes into the clinic with a "strange painful rash" on the left side of his upper chest. The nurse would conduct additional assessment for which condition?
1. Herpes zoster
2. Herpes simplex
3. Verruca plana
4. Condylomata acuminata
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Rationale 1: This patient is most likely experiencing herpes zoster. Vesicles usually appear unilaterally on the skin of the face, trunk, or thorax. The patient often experiences severe pain for up to 48 hours before and during eruption of the lesions. The pain may continue for weeks to months.
Rationale 2: Herpes simplex is usually located on the face, mouth, or genital regions.
Rationale 3: The clinical manifestations that this patient reports are inconsistent with verruca.
Rationale 4: The clinical manifestations that this patient reports are inconsistent with condylomata.
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