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Ichthyosis
UK sources of information and / or support
Ichthyosis Support Group
Formed in 1997 by a group of individuals affected by Ichthyosis to create a network of parents, sufferers and medics.
Ichthyosis
Information leaflet available on the website provided by the Skin Care Campaign. Their information leaflets are in the "Directory of Skin Disease" in their section called "What we are doing".
British Association of Dermatologists
Their website aims to be a source for members of the public searching for reliable information about the skin and skin diseases. See their patient information section which includes information about ichthyosis.
British Skin Foundation
Provides reliable information on various skin disorders, including ichthyosis.
Medicine Guide for Ichthyosis
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Patient Support related to this topic (^ top of page)
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Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
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