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Vitiligo

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It is possible that the main title of the report Vitiligois not the name you expected.

Synonyms

Leukoderma

Disorder Subdivisions

None

General Discussion

Vitiligo is a dermatological condition characterized by the appearance of white patches of skin on different parts of the body as a result of the destruction of the cells that make pigment (melanocytes). This may vary from one or two white spots on the skin to large areas of depigmentation. Vitiligo is not contagious. It seems to occur more often among people who have certain autoimmune diseases. For some people, although not for everyone, the depigmentation is progressive.

Resources

American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc.
22100 Gratiot Avenue
Eastpointe
MI
48021-2227
Tel: (586)776-3900
Fax: (586)776-3903
800: (800)598-4668
aarda@aarda.org
http://www.aarda.org/

National Vitiligo Foundation
700 Olympic Plaza Circle
Suite 404
Tyler
TX
75701
USA
Tel: (903)595-3713
Fax: (903)593-1545
info@nvfi.org
http://www.nvfi.org

NIH/National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
1 AMS Circle
Bethesda
MD
20892-3675
USA
Tel: (301)495-4484
Fax: (301)718-6366
800: (877)226-4267
TDD: (301)565-2966
NIAMSinfo@mail.nih.gov
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info

MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay
WI
54301-1243
USA
Tel: (920)336-5333
Fax: (920)339-0995
800: (877)336-5333
mums@netnet.net
http://www.netnet.net/mums/

American Vitiligo Research Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 7540
Clearwater
FL
33758
USA
Tel: (727)461-3899
Fax: (727)461-4796
vitiligo@avrf.org
www.avrf.org

Autoimmune Information Network, Inc
PO Box 4121
Brick
NJ
08723
Tel: (732)664-9259
autoimmunehelp@aol.com
http://www.aininc.org

European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID)
c/o Dr. Esther de Vries
Jeroen Bosch Hospital
Dept. Paediatrics
P.O. Box 90153
Hertogenbosch
5200 ME's
Netherlands
Tel: +31 73-6992965
Fax: +31 73-6992948
info@esid.org
http://www.esid.org

AutoImmunity Community
Tel: (919) 552-9057
bandrews@autoimmunitycommunity.org
http://autoimmunitycommunity.org

Vitiligo Support International, Inc.
P.O. Box 4008
Valley Village
CA
91617-0008
Tel: (818)752-9002
Fax: (818)337-7268
info@vitiligosupport.org
http://www.vitiligosupport.org

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Last Updated: 3/9/2007
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Last Updated: March 09, 2007

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