Vitiligo

• Who to Contact
• Where to Go to Chat with Others
• Learn More About It
• Web Sites
• Search Google for "Vitiligo"

Who to Contact

National Vitiligo Foundation
76 Garden Rd.
Columbus, OH 43214
Phone: (614) 261-8145 (9 AM - 4 PM EST)
Fax: (614) 261-1254
Web: http://www.nvfi.org/

The National Vitiligo Foundation (NVF) is the world center for those with Vitiligo. The Foundation strived to locate, inform, and counsel Vitilgo patients and their families; to increase public awareness and concern for the Vitiligo patient; to broaden the concern for the patient within the medical community; to encourage, promote and fund increased scientific and clinical research on the cause, treatment and ultimate cure.

Where to Go to Chat with Others

• Vitiligo Support and Information Group (VSIG)
  Any topic directly related to how vitiligo has, is or will be affecting your life, your health and your psyche. All family members and friends are invited to join, including spouses, parents, children and friends of anyone affected by vitiligo, as well as anyone with vitiligo. Medical professionals are also welcome.
  
• Vitiligo Parents
  A forum where parents of children with vitiligo can support each other and exchange information. Practitioners and other supporters are welcome. There are several VSIGs but this one would include special parental issues like children's self esteem, psychology, child treatments etc.
  
• Vitiligo Support
  This web site contains a number of vitiligo-related discussion boards.

Learn More About It

• Vitiligo
  The American Academy of Dermatology.
• Vitiligo Medline Plus
• FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
  From Vitiligo Support International
  
• Questions and Answers about Vitiligo
  From National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
• If Your Child Has Vitiligo
  

Web Sites

• National Vitiligo Foundation
• Vitiligo Support International
• Vitiligo Society - United Kingdom

• American Vitiligo Research Foundation

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