A nurse is assessing the skin of a patient who has been diagnosed with bacterial cellulitis on the dorsal portion of the great toe. When reviewing the patients health history, the nurse should identify what comorbidity as increasing the patients vulnerability to skin infections?

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Patients with diabetes are particularly susceptible to skin infections. COPD, RA, and gout are less commonly associated with integumentary manifestations.

A Nurse Is Assessing the Skin of a Patient Who