title: Dermatological problems of asylum seekers arriving on boats: a case report from Australia and a brief review.
abstract: Assessing the skin of asylum seekers, immigrants, migrant workers, tourists or even locals who return from abroad, can be a confronting task due to the possibility of such people having non-autochthonous diseases. Primary-care physicians and dermatologists need to have a systematic approach in the assessment of such dermatoses. This article describes an interesting case of possible kerosene-induced and diesel-induced skin injury in an asylum seeker arriving on a boat. Dermatological conditions in asylum seekers and a suggested template for skin assessment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Hui Mei
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Sujith Prasad
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kumarasinghe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D017453:Dermatitis, Irritant / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005742:Gasoline / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007648:Kerosene / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D012036:Refugees; D012307:Risk Factors; D012623:Seawater / Q000009:adverse effects; D012767:Ships; D012998:Somalia / Q000208:ethnology; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D005742:Gasoline; D007648:Kerosene
keywords: asylum seeker; boat people; contact dermatitis; dermatological conditions; sea water