A 7-year-old child is brought to the clinic complaining of intense itching, especially at night. The prescriber diagnoses the child with scabies. What clinical manifestation would the nurse expect to find?
a. Small ridges and dotted lines on the head, neck, and buttocks
b. Ulceration and bleeding in the groin and on plantar surfaces
c. Facial erythema and mucosal ulceration
d. White nits along the hair shaft
A
Findings consistent with a scabies diagnosis would be small ridges and dotted lines on the head, neck, and buttocks.
Ulceration and bleeding in the groin and plantar surfaces are not consistent with scabies.
Facial erythema and mucosal ulceration are not consistent with scabies.
White nits along the hair shaft is a finding associated with head lice.
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