Patient Advocacy

AIDS
Albinism
Alopecia Areata
Ataxia
Basal Cell Carcinoma Nevus Syndrome
Behcet's Syndrome
Cancer
Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma - Mycosis Fungoides
Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Dermatomyositis
Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
Ectodermal Dysplasia
Eczema
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Epidermolysis Bullosa
Genetic Disease
Hemochromatosis
Herpes
Histiocytosis
Human Papillomavirus
Ichthyosis
Incontinentia Pigmenti
Klippel-Trenaunay
Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)

Lupus Erythematosus
Marfan's Syndrome
Mastocytosis
Melanoma
Neurofibromatosis
Nevi
Pediculosis
Pemphigus and Pemphigoid
Porphyria
Port Wine Stain
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum (PXE)
Psoriasis
Rosacea
Sarcoidosis
Scleroderma
Sjogren's Syndrome
Skin Cancer
Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Tuberous Sclerosis
Vitiligo
Vascular Anomalies
Xeroderma Pigmentosum

FOR ALL DERMATOLOGIC CONDITIONS

  • American Skin Association Inc.
    345 Park Ave. South
    4th Floor
    New York, NY 10010
    800-499-SKIN
    info@skinassn.org
    www.skinassn.org
     
  • Coalition of Skin Diseases
    P.O. Box 114
    Mascoutah, IL 62258
    618-566-2020
    malinda@nfed.org
     
  • Coalition of Patient Advocates
    6600 S.W. 92nd Ave
    Suite 300
    Portland, OR 97223
    Tel: 503-244-7404
    FAX: 503-245-0626
     

AIDS

  • AIDS Hotline
    Tel: 800-243-AIDS (Illinois Only)
     
  • Gay Men's Health Crisis
    129 West 20th St
    New York, NY 10011
    Tel: 212-807-6655
     
  • HIV Testing & Counseling - STD Clinic
    Howard Brown Memorial Clinic
    945 West George
    Chicago, IL 60657
    Contact: Social Services Dept
    Tel: 312-871-5777

Albinism

  • National Foundation for Vitiligo & Pigment Disorders
    9032 South Normandy Dr
    Centerville, OH 45459
    Tel: 513-885-5739
     
  • National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH)
    1530 Locust St
    Box 29
    Philadelphia, PA 19102-4415
    Tel: 215-545-2322
    Tel: 800-473-2310 Answered 24 hrs
    E-mail: noah@albinism.org
    WWW: http://www.albinism.org

Alopecia Areata

Ataxia

  • National Ataxia Foundation
    2600 Fernbrook Lane, Suite 119
    Minneapolis, MN 55447
    Contact: Donna Gruetzmacher
    Tel: 763-553-0020
    FAX:763-553-0167
    e-mail: naf@ataxia.org
    WWW: http://www.ataxia.org

Basal Cell Carcinoma Nevus Syndrome/Gorlin's Syndrome

  • BCCNS Life Support Network
    P.O. Box 321
    Burton, OH 44021
    440-635-0078
    info@bccns.org
    www.bccns.org

Behcet's Syndrome

  • American Behcet's Foundation, Inc.
    P.O. Box 54063
    Minneapolis, MN 55454-0063
    Tel: 800-723-4238
    Tel: 800-7BEHCETS
    WWW: http://www.behcets.com

Cancer

  • American Cancer Society
    1599 Clifton Rd, NE
    Atlanta, GA 30329
    Tel: 800-227-2345
    Tel: 404-320-3333
    FAX: 404-325-2217
    WWW: http://www.cancer.org

Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma - Mycosis Fungoides

  • Mycosis Fungoides Foundation
    P.O. Box 374
    Birmingham, MI 48012
    248-644-9017
    info@mffoundation.org
    www.mffoundation.org
     
  • CTCL-MF E-Mail Support List
    To subscribe, send E-mail to: listserv@acor.org
    In body of the message write: Subscribe CTCL-MF
    (Owned - founded by: Judy Jones judy@mffoundation.org)

Dermatitis Herpetiformis

  • American Celiac Society
    58 Musano Ct
    West Orange, NJ 07052
    Tel: 201-325-8837
     
  • Celiac Disease Foundation
    13251 Ventura Blvd, Number 3
    Studio City, CA 91604-1838
    Tel: 402-558-0600
     
  • Celiac Sprue Association/USA
    P.O. Box 31700
    Omaha, NE 68131
    Contact person: Leon H. Rothmann
    Tel: 402-558-0600
    FAX: 402-558-1347
     
  • Gluten Intolerance Group (Dermatitis Herpetiformis)
    14110 10 Ave SW
    Suite A
    Seattle, WA 98166-1820
    Contact: Cynthia Kupper, CRD
    Tel: 206-246-6652
    Fax: 206-246-6531
    info@gluten.net
    WWW: http://www.gluten.net

Dermatomyositis

Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

Ectodermal Dysplasia

  • National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasia
    P.O. Box 114
    Mascoutah, IL 62258
    Contact: Mary Kaye Richter
    Tel: 618-566-2020
    FAX: 618-566-4718
    info@nfed.org
    WWW: http://www.nfed.org

Eczema

  • National Eczema Association for Science and Education
    4460 Redwood Hwy.
    Suite 16D
    San Rafael, CA 94903
    800-818-7546
    info@nationaleczema.org
    www.nationalexczema.org

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Epidermolysis Bullosa

  • Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
    Research Association of America
    (D.E.B.R.A. of America, Inc.)
    141 Fifth Ave
    New York, NY 10010
    Contact: Miriam Feder
    Tel: 212-995-2220

Genetic Disease

Hemochromatosis

  • Hemochromatosis Research Foundation
    P.O. Box 8569
    Albany, NY 12208
    Contact: Margit Krikker, MD
    Tel: 518-489-0972
    FAX: 518-489-0227

Herpes

  • Herpes Resource Center
    American Social Health Association
    P.O. Box 13827
    Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
    Tel: 919 -361-8488 (Questions)
    Tel: 800 -230-6039 (Orders)
    WWW: http://www.ashastd.org/hrc/

Histiocytosis

  • Histiocytosis Association of America, Inc.
    609 New York Rd
    Glassboro, NJ 08028
    Tel: 609-881-4911

Human Papillomavirus

  • HPV Support Program
    American Social Health Association
    P.O. Box 13827
    Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
    Tel: 800-227-8922

Ichthyosis

Incontinentia Pigmenti

Klippel-Trenaunay

  • Klippel-Trenaunay Support Group
    KT Syndrome
    Contact: Judy Vessey
    5404 Dundee Rd
    Edina, MN 55436
    Tel: 612-925-2596
    FAX: 612-925-4708
    e-mail: jvessey@uswest.net
    WWW: http://www.k-t.org

Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)

  • World Health Organization
    Action Programme for the Elimination of Leprosy
    20 Avenue Appia
    CH-1211 Geneve 27 Suisse (Switzerland)
    Tel: 41 22 791 39 19 or 41 22 791 32 80
    FAX: 41 22 791 48 50
    e-mail: daumerie@who.ch
    WWW: http://www.who.int/lep
     
  • Damien Dutton Society for Leprosy Aid
    616 Bedford Ave
    Bellmore, NY 11710
    Contact: Howard Crouch
    Tel: 516-221-5929

Lupus Erythematosus

  • American Lupus Society
    260 Maple Ct, Suite 123
    Ventura, CA 93003
    Tel: 800-331-1802
    FAX: 805-339-0467
     
  • Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
    1300 Piccard Dr.
    Suite 200
    Rockville, MD 20850-3226
    Tel: 800-558-0121
    info@lupus.org
    www.lupus.org

Marfan's Syndrome

  • National Marfan Foundation
    22 Manhasset Ave.
    Port Washington, NY 11050
    800-862-7326
    FAX: 516-883-8712
    staff@marfan.org
    www.marfan.org

Mastocytosis

Melanoma

  • American Melanoma Foundation
    USC/Norris Cancer Center
    2025 Zonal Ave
    GH-10-442
    Los Angeles, CA 90033-1034
    Tel: 213-226-6352
    FAX: 213-224-6925
     
  • Melanoma Foundation
    750 Menlo Ave
    Suite 250
    Menlo Park, CA 94025
    Contact: Marsden S. Bloise, MD

Neurofibromatosis

  • National Neurofibromatosis Foundation
    95 Pine St - 16th Floor
    New York, NY 10005
    Contact: Peter R.W. Bellerman
    Tel: 212-344-NNFF/6633 or 800-323-7938
    FAX: 212 747-0004
    E-mail: NNFF@aol.com
    WWW: http://nf.org

Nevi

Pediculosis

  • National Pediculosis Association
    P.O. Box 149
    Newton, MA 02161
    Contact: Deborah Altschuler, Director
    Tel: 617-449-6487

Pemphigus and Pemphigoid

Porphyria

Port Wine Stain

  • National Congenital Port Wine Stain Foundation
    123 East 63rd St
    New York, NY 10021
    Tel: 516-867-5137
    FAX: 516-869-1278

Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum (PXE)

  • National Association for Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum, Inc. (NAPE)
    1420 Ogden St
    Denver, CO 80218-1910
    Tel: 303 832-5055
    FAX: 806 743-1603
    E-Mail: derkhn@ttuhsc.edu
     
  • PXE International, Inc.
    4301 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
    Suite 404
    Washington, DC 20008
    Tel: 781-784-3817
    FAX: 781-784-6672
    E-Mail: info@pxe.org
    WWW: http://www.pxe.org

Psoriasis

Rosacea

  • National Rosacea Society 800 South Northwest Highway
    Suite 200
    Barrington, IL 60010
    Contact: Suzanne Corr
    Tel: 847-382-8971
    FAX: 847-382-5567
    e-mail: rosacea@aol.com
    WWW: http://www.rosacea.org

Sarcoidosis

  • Sarcoidosis Family Aid & Medical Research Foundation
    460 Central Ave
    East Orange, NJ 07018
    Contact: Geneva Ausley, President & Founder
    Tel: 201-399-3644 or
    800-203-6429

Scabies
See Pediculosis

Scleroderma

  • Scleroderma Federation, Inc.
    Peabody Office Bldg
    One Newbury
    Peabody, MA 01960
    Contact: Jackie MaGoon, Director
    Contact: Marte Coyle - President
    Tel: 508-535-6600
    FAX: 508-535-6696
    e-mail: sclerofed@aol.com
    WWW: http://www.scleroderma.org
     
  • Scleroderma Foundation of Greater Chicago
    175 West Jackson
    Room 917
    Chicago, IL 60604
    Contact: Pat Straessle, Patient Services
    Tel: 312-922-3532
     
  • Scleroderma Society
    1725 York Ave
    Suite 29-F
    New York, NY 10128
    Contact: Mark Flagan, PhD., President
    Tel: 212-427-7040
     
  • United Scleroderma Foundation
    12 Kent Way
    Suite 101
    Byfield, MA 01922
    800-722-HOPE (4673)
    FAX: 408-728-3328
    sfinfo@scleroderma.com
    WWW: http://www.scleroderma.com

Sjogren's Syndrome

  • National Sjögren Syndrome Association
    21630 N. 19th Ave
    Phoenix, AZ 85027
    1-800-395-6772
    FAX: 602-516-0111
     
  • Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
    8120 Woodmont Ave
    Suite 530
    Bethesda, MD 20814
    301-718-0300
    sff@sjogrens.org
    WWW: http://www.sjogrens.com

Skin Cancer

  • Skin Cancer Foundation
    245 Fifth Ave
    Suite 2402
    New York, NY 10016
    Contact: Mitzi Moulds
    Tel: 212-725-5176
     
  • Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome Support Network
    162 Clover Hill St.
    Marlboro, MA 01752
    Contact: Susan A. Charron
    Tel: 508-485-4873
    Tel: 800-815-4447
    FAX: 213-244-6925
    E-mail: Souldansur@aol.com

Sturge-Weber Syndrome

  • Sturge-Weber Foundation (SWF)
    P. O. Box 418
    Mt. Freedom, NJ 07970
    Tel: 800-627-5482
    E-mail: swf@sturge-weber.com
    www.sturge-weber.com

Tuberous Sclerosis

  • Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
    801 Roeder Rd.
    Suite 750
    Silver Srpirngs, MD 20910
    800-225-6872
    info@tsalliance.org
    www.tsalliance.org

Vitiligo

  • National Foundation for Vitiligo & Pigment Disorders
    9032 South Normandy Dr.
    Centerville, OH 45459
    Tel: 513-885-5739
     
  • National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation
    1530 Locust St.
    Box 29
    Philadelphia, PA 19102
    Tel: 800-473-2310
     
  • National Vitiligo Foundation, Inc.
    Box 6337
    Tyler, TX 75711
    Contact: Allen C. Locklin, President
    Cheryl McInnis, Director
    Tel: 903-534-2925
    FAX: 903-534-8075
    e-mail: 73071.33@compuserve.com
    WWW: http://www.nvfi.org

Vascular Anomailies

  • National Organization of Vascular Anomalies
    NOVA
    PO Box 0358
    Findlay, OH 45840
    Contact:  Karla Hall, Executive Director
    419-425-1593 (fax or phone)
    email:  hemangnews@msn.com
    WWW:  www.novanews.org
     

Xeroderma Pigmentosum

   

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