Scientific Sessions

Immuno-Dermatology

Immuno-Dermatology studies the skin as an organ of immunity in health and diseases. Several areas like Photo-immunology (effects of UV light on skin defense), inflammatory diseases like Hidradenitis suppurativa, allergic contact dermatitis and atopic eczema, presumably autoimmune diseases like vitiligo and psoriasis, and finally the immunology of microbial skin diseases such as retrovirus infection and leprosy.