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Port-wine Stains
UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has an information leaflet on Port-wine Stain.
Port Wine Stains
Information leaflet available on the website provided by the 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.
Disfigurement Guidance Centre
A guide to disfigurement guidance and skin camouflage. Provides information about Skin Lasers and Skin Laser Treatments.
Intralesional photocoagulation of subcutaneous congenital vascular disorders
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Intralesional photocoagulation of subcutaneous congenital vascular disorders.
British Association of Skin Camouflage
Established in 1985 the Association is dedicated to providing a comprehensive service for people who are interested in para-medical skin camouflage.
Birthmark Support Group
Offers information to anyone affected by a birthmark.
See also the Patient UK disfigurement page.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
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- 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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