Acne Basics
This common skin disorder involves blocked hair follicles, sebum, bacteria, and inflammation.
Acne vulgaris
This term describes a skin reaction caused by a medication.
Drug-induced dermatitis
This chronic inflammatory skin disorder causes thick plaques and silvery scales.
Psoriasis
This is the main purpose of topical antibacterial drugs used on burn wounds.
This topical antibiotic is often used for minor burns or superficial wounds and may cause contact dermatitis.
Sterile technique
This nonpharmacologic acne measure helps prevent irritation and worsening inflammation.
Gentle cleansing
These antibiotic drugs commonly cause rash, itching, hives, or allergic reactions.
Penicillins
These topical medications decrease inflammation and itching but can cause skin thinning with overuse.
Topical corticosteroids
This topical burn medication has broad antimicrobial activity but should be used cautiously in sulfa allergy.
Silver sulfadiazine
This is the key teaching about acne treatment results.
Improvement takes several weeks
Patients with acne should avoid doing this to lesions because it can worsen inflammation and scarring.
These drugs may cause photosensitivity reactions and include sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim.
Sulfonamides
These psoriasis medications slow excessive skin cell growth and include calcipotriene.
Vitamin D analogs
This topical burn medication penetrates eschar but may cause pain and metabolic acidosis.
These symptoms require urgent reporting because they may indicate severe drug reaction.
Facial swelling, trouble breathing, blistering, peeling, or mouth sores
This acne medication can bleach towels, sheets, and clothing.
Benzoyl peroxide
These anticonvulsants may cause serious rashes and include phenytoin, carbamazepine, and lamotrigine.
Anticonvulsants
This psoriasis treatment can stain clothing and has a strong odor.
Coal tar
This burn solution can cause electrolyte imbalance and staining.
Silver nitrate
This is why topical medications on burned or broken skin require extra caution.
Increased systemic absorption
These acne medications normalize skin cell turnover but can cause peeling and photosensitivity.
Fever, painful rash, blistering, peeling skin, and mouth sores may indicate this life-threatening skin reaction.
Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis
These systemic psoriasis medications increase infection risk and may require TB or hepatitis screening.
Biologics or immune-suppressing medications
This topical antibiotic is often used for minor burns or superficial wounds and may cause contact dermatitis.
Bacitracin
A burn patient receiving mafenide acetate develops increased respiratory rate and abnormal acid-base labs. The nurse recognizes this medication can cause this serious complication.
Metabolic acidosis