NVF Links

Vitiligo Organizations

Vitiligo Support International

Professional Dermatological Organizations

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
maintains an informative web site. They can also be contacted at:
930 N. Meacham Road
Schaumburg, IL 60168
PHONE: 708-330-0230
The American Academy of Dermatology
Maintains an informative web site. They can also be contacted at:

Dr. Arthur Kahn's clinic
(In Los Angeles) Patients can get melanocytes transplanted into their skin as a treatment for vitiligo.

American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
930 N. Meacham Road
Schaumburg, IL 60168

The Association of Professors of Dermatology
930 N. Meacham Road
Schaumburg, IL 60168

The Dermatology Foundation
1560 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201-4802

AAD American Academy of Dermatology
PO Box 4014
Schaumburg, IL 60618-4014

SID Society of Investigative Dermatology
820 West Superior Avenue, 7th Floor
Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1807

National Resources

The National Institutes of Health

The National Library of Medicine

Visible Human Project

The Centers for Disease Control

The World Health Organization

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Information includes: FDA News, Animal Drugs, Biologics, Cometics, Human Drugs, Foods, Toxicology, Medical Devices and Radiological Health, plus More Choices.

OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man)
Search the OMIN database for information on genetic diseases. OMIM is the continuously updated online version of Dr. Victor A. McKusick's book Mendelian Inheritance in Man (MIM). Because this knowledge-base is updated daily, the entries may differ from the most recently published version of the book. Contains hypertext links to related documents (i.e. search "Weber-Cockayne")

U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
The starting page for all governmental agencies under the DHHS, including the PHS, the CDC, the FDA, the NIH (and its institutes), the National Library of Medicine, and HCFA.

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The information provided through links to various web sites is not a substitute for consultation with a health care professional. The National Vitiligo Foundation provides these links as a public service and their inclusion here does not constitute endorsement.