Skin disorders - position statement

Question 1

preventing skin disorders

Answer 1

notify custodial staff, admin should supply resources to maintain infection control, contact team dermatologist,

Question 2

maintaining clean environment

Answer 2

document cleaning schedule, EPA registered disinfectants

Question 3

wash hands

Answer 3

15 secs, wash with warm water and soap and dry with a towel or used alcohol based hand sanitizer

Question 4

tinea capitis

Answer 4

fungal infection. tx with 2 weeks of systematic anti fungal agents

terbinafine, fluconazole, itraconazole

Question 5

tinea corporis

Answer 5

on the body, ring worm
fungal
tx with topical anti fungal agent BID
or systemic anti fungal meds for severe cases

RTP: must have be on meds for at least 72 hours, cover lesions before playing

Question 6

herpes simplex

Answer 6

white bubbly dots
oral meds
viral

if they are fully formed, ruptured or crusted - meds won’t work.

RTP: free of sx, no new blisters for 72 hours, all lesions have a firm crust, have been on antiviral therapy for 120 hrs

Question 7

Molluscum Contagiosum

Answer 7

viral,

tx: cut out the lesions - done by physician

Question 8

Impetigo

Answer 8

bacterial
flat, red, crusty, lesions
must be cultured to be diagnosed
oral antibiotics

RTP: no new lesions for at least 48 hrs, 72 hr course of antibiotic therapy

Question 9

folliculitis

Answer 9

inflammation of hair folliculitis

Question 10

MRSA

Answer 10

can see a black head, skin is scaly around the head and peeling away. The skin is necrotic and that’s why it peels away. physician must return to play.

if there is no drainage they are generally allowed to RTP