title: [First medical assessment of foreign born adopted children].
abstract: In France, every year, more than 3000 children are adopted from foreign countries. These children are potential carriers of tropical diseases which have not been detected in their home country, diseases which could jeopardize the child's development and could also affect their new family members and carers. These potential illnesses for the most part derive from the infant's geographical country of birth, which is not taken into account by the French health guidelines and recommendations (it must be noted, recommendations which can vary greatly depending upon the source of that information). Starting from an international review on the health status and epidemiological diseases which are encountered in infants adopted from countries outside of France, this summary proposes a set of recommendations and guidelines for initial medical assessment for each adopted infant according to their country of birth.
authors.affiliation: Université Paul-Sabatier, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9. docteurmali@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chalvignac
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marchou
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mas
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005602:France; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D038622:Internationality; D010808:Physical Examination