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Nursing intervention
¾ To relieve pain, lesions have to be kept clean and proper hygienic
practice is advocated.
¾ Small ice packs may be applied to the lesion area to relieve pain
¾ Clothing should be clean, loose, soft and absorbent
¾ Tepid sitz bath are comforting & cleansing
¾ Bed rest to reduce pain & malaise
¾ Adequate fluid in take is encouraged
¾ Assess the fluid in take and, bladder distention
¾ Drug side effect has to be checked like insomnia, rash, headache, sore
throat, muscle cramps and lymphadenopathy.
¾ Indwelling urinary catheter will be used in severe cases of dysuria
¾ To control infection, administer the prescribed antibiotics
¾ Patient education should be emphasized on physical & psychological
problem of the patient
4.5.5 Arthropod associated Skin Disease
4.5.5.1 Scabies
Scabies is common infestation of the skin caused by, the mite called Sarcoptes scabies.
Epidemiology
Scabies can occurs in all economic strata of society in poor persons living under
substandard and unhygienic condition, and those living in institutions including prisoners
and soldiers and those with compromised or immature immune system but can occur in
any person.
Mode of transmission
Scabies is contagious & spread from person to person by direct physical contact,
including sexual contact.
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