title: Skin diseases in internationally adopted children.
abstract: Internationally adopted children often present diseases contracted in the country of origin. Skin diseases are common in new arrivals, and diagnosis may prove challenging for GPs or even dermatologists if they are inexperienced in the extensive geographic and ethnic diversity of international adoptees. To analyse the frequency and characteristics of skin diseases in international adoptees. In total, 142 adoptees were evaluated for a cross-sectional cohort study. The most frequent diseases observed at arrival were dermatological conditions. Of the adoptees, 70% presented at least one skin disease, of which 57.5% were infectious; Tinea capitis being the most frequent (n = 42). The recovery rate of Tinea capitis was 89% (n = 32/36). Ten cases of scabies were diagnosed. Other diseases included viral skin infection (n = 22), with 16 cases of Molluscum contagiosum and bacterial infection. Skin diseases are very common in internationally adopted children. There is a need for close collaboration between dermatologists and paediatricians to diagnose such infections, as well as clear guidelines to treat them.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit.
authors.forename: Émilie
authors.initials: É
authors.lastname: Rigal
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Parasitology, Gabriel Montpied Hospital.
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nourrisson
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of General Medicine, University Clermont 1.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sciauvaud
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of General Medicine, University Clermont 1.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pascal
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Unit, "CHU-Estaing"
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Texier
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit.
authors.forename: Violaine
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Corbin
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics Unit, "CHU-Estaing", University Teaching Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand.
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beytout
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics Unit, "CHU-Estaing", University Teaching Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand.
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Labbe
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Clermont University, UMR CNRS 6023 Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome Environnement (LMGE), Université d'Auvergne, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lesens
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption; D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D001938:Brazil / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003105:Colombia / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006205:Haiti / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007844:Latvia / Q000208:ethnology; D008097:Lithuania / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012532:Scabies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology
keywords: Tinea capitis; international adoption; scabies; skin disease