Skin Disease Links

• Delicate Balance: Skin Care Tips for the New Mother and Baby (11/02/2005, American Academy of Dermatology)
• More Than Skin Deep: Unique Care and Treatment for Skin of Color (11/02/2005, American Academy of Dermatology)

• Skin Rashes and Other Changes (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Treatment

• Dermatologic Surgery (American Academy of Dermatology)
• Dermatology Procedures (American Osteopathic College of Dermatology)
• Laser Applications (American Society for Dermatologic Surgery)

Conditions

• About Ichthyosis: Frequently Asked Questions (Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types)
• Acanthosis Nigricans (American Osteopathic Association)
• Boils and Carbuncles (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Bullous Pemphigoid (American Osteopathic College of Dermatology)
• Corns and Calluses (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Dandruff (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Dry Skin (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Erythema Nodosum (American Osteopathic College of Dermatology)
• Graves' Dermopathy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Keratosis Pilaris: Can It Be Treated? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Lichen Nitidus (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Lichen Planus (American Academy of Dermatology)
• Mastocytosis (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• Molluscum Contagiosum (American Academy of Dermatology)
• Pityriasis Rosea (American Academy of Dermatology)
• PLEVA, or Mucha-Habermann Disease (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Questions and Answers about Epidermolysis Bullosa (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Questions and Answers about Lichen Sclerosus (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Seborrheic Keratoses (American Academy of Dermatology)
• Skin Emergencies (National Center for Farmworker Health)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Skin of Color (American Academy of Dermatology)
• Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• What Is Epidermolysis Bullosa? (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• What Is Lichen Sclerosus? (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• What Is Pemphigus? (International Pemphigus Foundation)

Related Issues

• Skin Problems in Construction (Center to Protect Workers' Rights) - Links to PDF
• Under-Eye Puffiness: How to Reduce It (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Your Skin and Your Dermatologist (American Academy of Dermatology)

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Skin Diseases (National Institutes of Health)

Genetics

• Genes and Disease: Skin and Connective Tissue (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
• Genetics Home Reference: Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Costello syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Harlequin ichthyosis (National Library of Medicine)

Research

• New Findings about How Skin Layers Form May Have Implications for Common Skin Diseases (10/01/2005, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

Anatomy and Physiology

• Atlas of the Body: The Skin (American Medical Association)
• Skin, Hair, and Nails (Nemours Foundation)
  Also available in: Spanish

Dictionary

• Dermatology Terms (American Osteopathic College of Dermatology)
• IPF Glossary (International Pemphigus Foundation)

Directory

• Find a Dermatologist (American Academy of Dermatology)

Organizations

• American Academy of Dermatology
• American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
• Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
  Also available in: Spanish

Statistics

• FASTATS: Dermatological Conditions (National Center for Health Statistics)

Children

• Erythema Toxicum (Nemours Foundation)
• Whole Story on Skin (Nemours Foundation)
  Also available in: Spanish

 

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