Asked by Emmanuel Phemelo Sebolai on Apr 25, 2024
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A 35-year-old pregnant woman comes to the clinic for a monthly appointment. During the assessment, the nurse notices that she has a brown patch of hyperpigmentation on her face. The nurse continues the skin assessment. What other finding should the nurse expect?
A) Xerosis
B) Chloasma
C) Keratoses
D) Acrochordons
Hyperpigmentation
A condition where patches of skin become darker in color than the normal surrounding skin, often due to an excess of melanin.
Chloasma
A skin condition characterized by dark, discolored patches on the skin, often associated with hormonal changes, such as those occurring during pregnancy.
Xerosis
A medical term for abnormally dry skin, which can be caused by various factors including environmental conditions and certain skin conditions.
- Notice evidence of systemic illnesses by observing skin symptoms.
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Renan Assuncao7 days ago
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
In pregnancy, skin changes can include striae, linea nigra (a brownish-black line down the midline), chloasma (brown patches of hyperpigmentation), and vascular spiders. Xerosis is dry skin and keratoses are raised, thickened areas of pigmentation that look crusted, scaly, and warty; neither of which are common in pregnancy. Acrochordons are skin tags, and these often occur in the aging adult.
Learning Objectives
- Notice evidence of systemic illnesses by observing skin symptoms.