The nurse is caring for a school-age child with a tinea capitis (ringworm) infection. The nurse should expect that therapeutic management for this child includes:
a. administering oral griseofulvin.
b. administering topical or oral antibiotics.
c. applying topical sulfonamides.
d. applying Burow solution compresses to affected area.
ANS: A
Treatment with the antifungal agent griseofulvin is part of the treatment for the fungal disease ringworm. Oral griseofulvin therapy frequently continues for weeks or months. Antibiotics, sulfonamides, and Burow solution are not effective in fungal infections.
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