From Carrie Craft,
Your Guide to Adoption / Foster Care.
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When adopting or fostering beyond your own culture lines you may be faced with different skin issues that are unfamiliar. Here is a short list of skin conditions that are common among children of different races and ethnicity.

• Acne Keloidalis - Circular elevations of the skin on neck.

• Cafe-Au-Lait-Spot - Light tan spot appearing on some Black children.

• Coining - Small red circles on an Asian child's body. Resembles a cigarette burn.

• Dermatosis Papulsa Nigra - Dark bumps most commonly found on African Americans.

• Infantile Ocropustulosis - Breakout on the palms, soles, fingers, and toes mostly found on Black, male infants.

• Keloids - Mass of shiny, bubbly skin.

• Mongolian Spot - Dark spot located on lower back in Black, Asian, and Hispanic children.

• Nevus of Ota and Nevus of Ito - Bluish gray lesions seen on Black and Asian females.

• Normal Line of Demarcation - Dark line on skin.

• Pityriasis Alba - Scaly patches of skin.

• Pomade Acne - Acne on the forehead and temples.

• Ringworm - Appears to be red, slightly elevated scaly patches.

• Vitilego - Loss of color in the skin.

For more information on other health concerns see Adoption and Foster Care Medical Terminology