“I have heard that my son’s orphanage has a problem with scabies and that he is more than likely going to have them. What is the best way to be proactive about this? Should we treat him and us as soon as we meet (if he has them)? We may be traveling with our older daughter (4.5yrs) so we are worried that she would catch them.” ” My daughter came home from Russia last month with them, and after a delay in diagnosis I did the Nix treatment with her. It seemed to work well and the sores disappeared, but now it's two weeks later and new ones are appearing. A friend told me she'd heard there was a different strain of scabies in Europe that our usual medications might not treat."
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George Rogu M.D.
Indication of HIV Infection in the child's records
2/21/2006
We are in the referral stage of an adorable 15 month old baby girl. Her medical reports state that she has had perinatal contact with HIV. The baby has since been tested Negative twice for HIV. What should we know before we proceed?
2723
James Reilly M.D.
Salmonella infection in the Internationally adopted child
2/21/2006
I would like to know about Salmonella in a institutionalized child. Our child had acquired it twice....first at 4 mos....then again was hospitalized for it at 8 months. Is there a deficiency that we should be aware of that keeps him from not contracting this? Also, should we be aware of serious long term effects of Salmonella?
2644
James Reilly M.D.
Worries about HIV in orphans
2/21/2006
I would like to know if anyone should adopt a child that is HIV- (tested at birth and at 10 mos both neg) but born to a mom with HIV. What worries should we have if we accept this referral?
2763
George Rogu M.D.
Giardia Infection
12/19/2005
On the post-adoption medical examination, my son who was adopted from Russia had something called Giardia in the school. Why did he get this disease and how serious is it?
