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Event
Istanbul, Turkey
This meeting will offer colleagues from across the world an ideal environment to learn about recent advances, future developments and prospective research opportunities, and to exchange ideas and experiences in the field of vitiligo and pigmentary disorders.
Where: Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital Conference Center, Istanbul, Turkey
When: November 22-23, 2014
Website: www.vitiligoistanbul.com
FAQOther Questions
- What are risks of oral and topical corticosteroids?
Corticosteroid drugs (like hydrocortisone, and others) are often used for treating vitiligo. By mimicing the effects of hormones your body produces naturally in your adrenal gla...
- Is vitiligo contagious?
Vitiligo is NOT contagious. It cannot be passed on or caught from touching someone with vitiligo, shaking hands, swimming in the same pool, sharing towels, sitting next to someo...
- Pyrostegia venusta as a folk medicine for vitiligo?
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