Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas
Volume 105, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 394-400

Comparative epidemiologic study of skin diseases in foreign children and children of Spanish origin in Alicante, Spain [Estudio comparativo epidemiológico de la enfermedad cutánea en población infantil inmigrante y autóctona en Alicante] (Article)

Pérez-Crespo M.* , Ramos-Rincón J.M. , Albares-Tendero M.P. , Betlloch-Mas I.
  • a Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain, Unidad de Dermatología, Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, Alicante, Spain
  • b Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain, Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
  • c Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
  • d Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain, Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain

Abstract

Introduction Previous studies in Spain have shown that the foreign and immigrant populations can have different diseases to Spanish-born individuals. However, no comparative study has specifically investigated foreign children in Spain. Material and methods The objective of the study was to compare skin diseases in foreign children with those in children born in Spain of Spanish parents. We included all patients under 15 years of age who were seen in our dermatology department between January 2007 and December 2007. Results During the study period, 3108 pediatric patients were seen in the dermatology department. Of these, 2661 (85.6%) were Spanish and 447 (14.3%) were foreigners. Foreign children sought medical care more often (11.4%) than Spanish children (6%) (P <.001) and made less use of the specialist outpatient clinic (59.6% vs 68.8% [P <.001]) and more use of emergency care. Complaints observed more frequently in the foreign children were scabies (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 10.6; 95% CI, 4.71-24.10), arthropod bites (aOR, 2.80; 95% CI, 1.14-6.87), hypopigmentation (aOR, 2.61; 95% CI, 1.06-6.44), and atopic dermatitis (aOR, 1.65; 95% CI, 1.19-2.31). Melanocytic nevus was observed more frequently in Spanish children (aOR,.50; 95% CI,.30-.83). Conclusions Differences between children born in Spain of Spanish parents and foreign children were found for type of visit and frequency of skin diseases. © 2012 Elsevier España, S.L. and AEDV. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Children Pediatrics Skin diseases Atopic dermatitis Immigration

Index Keywords

emergency prospective study immigrant Prospective Studies human skin disease epidemiology controlled study comparative study outpatient care Skin Diseases atopic dermatitis Epidemiologic Studies Humans migrant Adolescent male Emigrants and Immigrants Spain female melanocytic nevus arthropod Article scabies hypopigmentation bite major clinical study medical specialist Child
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84899951715&doi=10.1016%2fj.adengl.2013.12.002&partnerID=40&md5=4ff62720e3f9b4f6c719fc5c6b4aef88
DOI: 10.1016/j.adengl.2013.12.002
ISSN: 00017310
Cited by: 2
Original Language: Spanish