Nursing care for a client with atopic dermatitis would focus primarily on
A) decreasing pain.
B) decreasing pruritus.
C) preventing infection.
D) promoting drying of lesions.

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Pruritus is the major manifestation of atopic dermatitis and causes the greatest morbidity. The urge to scratch may be mild and self-limiting, or it may be intense, leading to severely excoriated lesions, infection, and scarring.

Nursing Care for a Client with Atopic Dermatitis Would Focus