Jump to content

Immunodermatology

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Fconaway (talk | contribs) at 16:26, 20 June 2007. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Immunodermatology studies skin as an organ of immunity in health and disease. Several areas have special attention, such as photo-immunology (effects of UV on skin defense), inflammatory diseases such as allergic contact dermatitis and atopic eczema, presumably autoimmune skin diseases such as vitiligo and psoriasis, and finally the immunology of microbial skin diseases such as retrovirus infections and leprosy. New therapies in development for the immunomodulation of common immunological skin diseases include biologicals aimed at neutralizing TNF-alfa and chemokine receptor inhibitors.

Stub icon

This immunology article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Immunodermatology&oldid=139454959"