A parent reports a child has skin lesions that rupture, creating a thin, flat, honey-colored crust. What treatment does the healthcare professional educate the parent about?
A)Supportive care only
B)Oral griseofulvin
C)Topical corticosteroids
D)Topical mupirocin

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This child has bullous impetigo, which is treated with topical mupirocin. Supportive care is used in rubella, which has a faint-pink to red, coalescing maculopapular rash develops on the face, with spread to the trunk and extremities, Oral griseofulvin would be appropriate for tinea capitis, which is found on the scalp. Corticosteroids would be useful for itchy rashes such as atopic dermatitis.

A Parent Reports a Child Has Skin Lesions That Rupture