A school-age child is experiencing pruritic vesicles around the mouth. The lesions have a honey-colored crust. The nurse realizes that the child is most likely experiencing:

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The pruritic vesicles around the mouth with honey-colored crust are classic signs of impetigo, a bacterial skin infection commonly seen in school-age children. Candidiasis and herpes simplex present differently and are not typically seen in this distribution. Tinea corporis is a fungal infection that presents with circular, scaly lesions on the body, not around the mouth.

A School-Age Child Is Experiencing Pruritic Vesicles Around the Mouth