During the assessment of a 26-year-old,she states,"I have a spot on my lip I think is cancer." The nurse notes the following: a cluster of clear vesicles with an erythematous base around them located at the lip-skin border.The patient mentions that she just returned from Hawaii.What would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) Tell the patient she will need to see a skin specialist.
B) Discuss the benefits of doing a biopsy of any unusual lesion.
C) Tell the patient this is herpes simplex virus 1 infection,which will heal in 4 to 10 days.
D) Tell the patient this is most likely the result of a riboflavin deficiency,and discuss nutrition.
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