ONLINE DERMATOLOGY RESOURCE LIST



Academies and Organizations International Sites
Journals and Publications Commercial Sites
Universities, Colleges and Schools E-MailLists
Disease Specific Sites Searchable Sites/Search Engines
Skin Cancer Related Sites Just for Fun
Derm Practice Websites/Derm PAs

 
 

ACADEMIES AND ORGANIZATIONS 

 
Professional

AAD ( American Academy of Dermatology
American Osteopathic College of Dermatology
American Society of Dermatology 
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 
American Society of Laser Medicineand Surgery
Canadian Dermatology Association / Association Canadienne de Dermatologie 
EMBBS  Emergency MedicineBBS 
History of Dermatology Society
Internet Dermatology Society (IDS) 
Medical Dermatology Society
Mexican Academy of Dermatology - Academia Mexicana de Dermatología (Spanish) 
National Association of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH
National Association of Physicians for the Environment
Society for Pediatric Dermatology
The Women's Dermatologic Society
World Health Organization


Global Dermatology Grand Rounds 

EXCELLENT!! Case of the Month & more  Submit your diagnosis after viewing the case history and slide(s).  Maintained by RhettDrugge, MD. 

Disease Specific/Support

National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias
Lupus Foundation of America
National Marfan Foundation
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum, PXE International
Scleroderma Foundation & United Scleroderma Foundation, Inc
Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation
 
 




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JOURNALS & PUBLICATIONS

 

Acta Dermato-Venereologica
Archives of Dermatology
The British Journal of Dermatology
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, the official publication of St. John's Hospital Dermatological Society.
Dermatlas--The Dermatlas is an international collaborative project that enables health care professionals, parents, and patients to access high quality dermatology images on the World Wide Web. The Dermatlas also includes an online Dermatology Quiz at http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/quiz.cfm that allows trainees to test their diagnostic skills.
Dermatology Online Journal
Electronic Textbook of Dermatology
The International Journal of Dermatology , the official journal of the International Society of Dermatology, providing dermatologists with current information about the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases. 
JAMA (Journal of American Medical Association) 
Journal Watch Dermatology Edited and reviewed by more than 80 physicians, JWatch regularly combs 180 medical journals for important findings in Dermatology. 
Journal of Cutaneous Medicine & Surgery
European Journal of Pediatric Dermatology , Pediatric Dept., Mastre-Venice Hospital, Italy
MerckManual - 17th Edition--Link to the Dermatology Chapter
A page with lots of Derm articles in many medical journals. Also, there is a button where you click and obtain Derm news in newspapers.

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UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS

 

Bowman Gray School of Medicine -- Dermatology Dept.
Dartmouth College-- CutaneousDrug Reactions Data Base
Dartmouth College-- Dermatology drugs research(acne research) 
Emory University-- Dermatology in the World , by Med/Web/Emory, with lots of interesting sites. 

Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen, Germany:

Harvard University Skin Disease Research Center (a center funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases). 

Indiana University :

Loyola University -- Department of Dermatology
McGill University-- Pediatric Dermatology
Mie University School of Medicine, Japan-- Dept.of Dermatology (includes skin diseases in Asia and Japan) 
New York University Dermatology home page 
Oregon Health Sciences University : Southwestern Medical School-- DermatologyDept.
Stanford University-- Dept.of Dermatology/Blistering Disease Clinic
University of British Columbia-- Dermatology Home Page

University of California at Davis: 

  • Dermatology Resources by Art Huntley. 
  • Tumors of the skin--recognizing, diagnosing and treating, with hundredsof photos. 
  • The Dermology Online Journal also lives there. 
  • Adultand Pediatric Dermatology -Book review in Spanish. A color Guide toDiagnosis and Treatment by Lowell A. Goldsmith, M.D., Gerald S. Lazarus, M.D., F.A.C.P. and Michael D. Tharp. 
  • Nail Tutor-- An image based personal computer program that teaches the anatomy, patternsof pathology, and disorder of the nails. 
University of Iowa Department of Dermatology with links to MANY derm websites! Also has a GREAT setof teaching pictures on dermatopathology and images of a wide variety ofskin diseases/disorders. Also, the Hardin Health Sciences Library maintains a meta-directoryof sites (this one included!) that list dermatology sites. 
University of Kansas DermImage Database
University of Miami-- Dept.of Dermatology
Univ. of Pennsylvania-- Department of Dermatology
University of Wales, College of Medicine --List of Derm Web Links
Yale University-- Derm cases and diagnoses at YALE University 

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DISEASE SPECIFIC SITES 

 

Alopecia Areata -Frequently Asked Questions /& National Foundation link 
Aquatic Dermatoses

American Behcet's Disease Association
Behcet's  Organization Worldwide

Celiac Disease


Contact Dermatitis Home Page (Patch Tests-allergens) 
Cutaneous Candidiasis
Cutaneous Parasites (if it bites, stings, infects or infests) 

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Epidermolysis Bullosa Registry

Hyperhidrosis-- A page devoted to the treatments of sweaty palms

Mycosis Fungoides/Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Support Group/Website. 
Info phone: 248 644-9014
Contact person is: Judy Jones
Subscribe to CTCL-MF listserv

Psoriasis 
          National Psoriasis Foundation
          The Psoriasis Cafe - Nonprofit site devoted to psoriasis, with loads of addiional links.

SKIN-CAP[tm]-- an article by the Nat'l Psoriasis Foundation(approved by their Medical Advisory Board) at the web site which relatesconsumer information on using Skin Cap [tm] for psoriasis treatments, postedby Ed Reiss, Board member. 
A followup article on the same subject, regarding analysis of the active ingredientcontained in SKIN-CAP.
National Rosacea Society (mostly for patients) 
International Rosacea Foundation

Vitiligo

Vulvodynia

Warts 
        Tagamet Therapy for Warts

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SKIN CANCER SITES 

 

WebSite of Mark Weber, relating to Melanomas --supportgroups, treatments, research, prevention, insurance, you name it! Especiallygood for referral to melanoma patients.  (VERY VERY VERY Good!) 

You Can Be an Expert at DiagnosingMelanoma (HIGHLY  RECOMMENDED for those in primary care!)  From UC Davis 

Electronic Textbook of Dermatology-- Chapter on Carcinogenesis

Melanoma Statistics (good for lectures)(Section 16), NCI SEER data 
Roswell Park Cancer Institute/Melanoma Studies/Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma.

UV Information Sites:
U.S. EPA Stratospheric Ozone Home Page
USA TODAY Web Site (see Weather Index) 

Personal UV Monitor --Rare,Medium, or Well Done?  Let your personal UV monitor be your guide! 

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INTERNATIONAL SITES 

 

Dead Sea Mor Dermatology and Rheumatology Clinic --by Yehuda Raviv, Israel . Naturaltherapy using the ultraviolet light of the sun and the thermal waters ofthe Dead Sea at the spa and solarium, to treat arthritis, psoriasis, eczema, atopic dermatitis, neurodermatitis, and vitiligo. Medical research reports in six languages: Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Dermatonet--Site maintained by French physician Ludovic Rousseau 
Department of Dermatology in Zurich, Switzerland
Dr. Roberto Barbosa Lima,from Rio, Brazil. Well organized, many interestingitems. 
EECDRG: EuropeanEnvironmental and Contact Dermatitis Research Group. 
European Society for Dermatological Research (ESDR), server at Dept. of Dermatologyin Nijmegen (The Netherlands)
German Centerfor Severe Skin Reactions
Mexican Academy of Dermatology's WWW page . English version available soon 
Dermatology Site in NewZealand -OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!! 
Pediatric Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, The University of Barcelona. Chairman: Prof. Jose M. Mascaro. 
Pediatric Dermatology-- Italy
Spanish Dermatology service : You can search a database of bibliogrphc reference articlespublished in the Spanish dermatologic journals during last ten years; referencetitle results are then e-mailed to you. 
Social Hygiene Book(Skin) Hong Kong 
Singapore's National Skin Center.  Information on Common Skin Diseases from shingles and warts to Impetigo, nail diseases, &occupational skin diseases, etc. 
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases (Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Derm website from University of Barcelona by Dr. Ramon Grimalt 

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COMMERCIAL SITES

 

Advanced Dermatology PC

Cryosurgery, Inc. -- Hassle-FreeCryosurgery with Verruca-Freeze(TM). 

Dermatologic Lab & Supply Co. (huge dermatology lab and supply company--very handy to have catalog onscreen)--(I have no financial affiliation with them!!!) 

The Skin Channel (from Chronicle of Skin and Allergy--some commercialism here)

Drug name cross-index list --CVSPharmacy 

Free Medline and PDR access.

Galderma site designed for patientsto search for dermatologists anywhere in U.S. 

HELIX Health Education Learning and Information Exchange WEB SITE includes Educational Reviews; visual and audio presentations (live and archived) from George Washington University Medical Center Grand Rounds; Lectures, Frontiers in Biomedicine; the Harvard School of Public Health (Glaxo Wellcome) 

Martindale's Health Science Guide '97 (go to TUTORIALS!) 

Methode Physiodermie skin care products. 

proDERM is an independent contractresearch organization dedicated to dermatological trials investigating the safety and efficacy of cosmetics and dermatologic drugs. 

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POL (Physicians' Online) . You do NOT need access to Internet or WWW to connect to POL; all youneed is a modem. Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine and variousdrug companies, it provides MEDLINE, Aidsline, GenRX, Drug Interactions,latest medical news reports, a physician discussion forum, and more. Youcan search for any subject (i.e.,"latest research on psoriasis" in allmedical publications & studies, and your search result will give youthe article's title, date, author and, usually, a synopsis of its text.You can narrow your search down to only articles printed in the last 6months, or ask for all articles written only by a certain author (checkfor YOURS). It's a supplemental tool for researching dermatology topicsfor lectures, writing articles, or just searching for the latest treatmentstudies for a specific dermatologic problem. Phone 1-800-332-0009 for installationdisk, or download from their web site.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

E-MAIL LISTS

 

RxDerm-L Forum(anarchive of rx discussions among dermatolgists-VERY GOOD!!), listed by diseaseor symptom 
Dermatology Forums (discussion groups--how to join and get help with your problem cases) (Internet List Services) 
 
 

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DERM PRACTICE WEBSITES/DERM PA'S

Advanced Skin and Allergy Medical Group
Robert M. Peppercorn, MD
Linda Nelson, PA-C

Laser Treatment Centers, Inc.
Peter Cooperrider, MD
Debbie Beeman, PA-C
Pauli Morrow, PA-C
Susan Duffy, PA-C

Monroe Dermatology and Allergy Clinic
Creighton Chandler, Jr, MD
Leigh Laird Cordill, PA-C

Shelby Plastic Surgery
Clement P. Cotter, Jr., M.D.
Kim Moon, PA-C


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

If any of these URL's are out of date, let me know. Many sites now offer links to other sites listed below, such as #1, the AAD site, thus some apparent "duplicates." 
LIST MAINTAINED BY 
Joe R. Monroe, PA-C (Physician Assistant-Certified), Founder 
Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants, Inc. 
e-mail: monroejo@swbell.net
Derm PA Website: http://www.pacifier.com/~jomonroe 
FAX: (918) 523-1920 (USA) 

(If you wish a hard copy of this list, just ask!) 

Last addition/correction
8/11/02