Help for Patients The health organizations or support groups listed below can be a valuable patient resoource for information, education and to share experiences about various skin conditions. If you have a friend or relative who might benefit from a dermatology patient suport group, please offer this list to them.
American Academy of Dermatology
(847) 330-0230 or (888) 462-DERM
www.aad.org
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
www.aslms.org
Web MD
http://www.webmd.org
American Skin Association, Inc.
(212) 753-8260
E-mail: AmericanSkin@compuserve.com
Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association of America
(D.E.B.R.A.)
(212) 513-4090
http://www.debra.org
Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types (F.I.R.S.T.)
(800-545-3286
www.libertynet.org/ichthyos
Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
(301) 670-9292 or (800) 558-0121
http://www.lupus.org/lupus
Medical Spa Society
1-888-MEDISPA
www.medicalspasociety.com
National Alopecia Areata Foundation
(415)456-4644
www.alopeciaareata.com
National Eczema Association for Science and Education
(503) 228-4430 or (800) 818-7546
www.eczema-assn.org
National Foundation for Ectodermal Dyslasias
(618) 527-2020
www.nfed.org
National Pemphigus Foundation
(510) 527-4970
http://www.pemphigus.org
National Psoriasis Foundation
(503) 244-7404 or (800) 723-9166
www.psoriasis.org
National Vitiligo Foundation
(903) 531-5469
www.vitiligofoundation.org
Scleroderma Foundation
(978) 750-4499 or (800) 422-1113
www.scleroderma.org
Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation
(516) 933-6365
www.sjogrens.com
Skin Cancer Foundation
(800) 754-6490
www.skincancer.org
Sturge-Weber Foundation
(973) 895-4445
www.sturge-weber.com
Xeroderma Pigmentation Society
(914) 473-4735
www.xps.org
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