A Patient Is Experiencing a Lesion in the Left Axilla

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient is experiencing a lesion in the left axilla that is deep, painful, and contains pus. The lesion is three centimeters in diameter and is walled-off. After the assessment, the nurse determines the lesion is which of the following?

• A)a furuncle
• B)folliculitis
• C)a carbuncle
• D)herpes varicella

---

Definitions:

Phantom Pain

A sensation of pain that feels like it's coming from a part of the body that's no longer there, often experienced after limb amputation.

Referred Pain

A pain perceived at a location other than the site of the painful stimulus, due to the network of interconnecting sensory nerves.

Amputated Structure

A body part that has been surgically or traumatically removed.

Somatosensory Cortex

The somatosensory cortex is a region of the cerebral cortex involved in processing sensory information from the body, including touch, temperature, and pain.