[Therapeutic education, a source of inspiration for students]. / L'éducation thérapeutique, une source d'inspiration pour les étudiants.

Therapeutic education contributes to improving the health of patients suffering from chronic diseases, their quality of life and that of their loved ones. It is complementary and inseparable from treatment and care, symptom relief and prevention of complications. Inspired by the modalities of this approach towards children suffering from cystic fibrosis, students from a nursing training institute in Ile-de-France share their work on this theme.

Skin diseases in internationally adopted children.

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.