immunodermatology
Immunodermatology studies skin as an organ of immunity in health and disease. Several areas have special attention, such as photo-immunology (effects of UV light on skin defense), inflammatory diseases such as Hidradenitis suppurativa, 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.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}
Testing sites
There are multiple universities currently do Immunodermatology:
- University of Utah Health.{{Cite web|title=Immunodermatology Laboratory - U of U School of Medicine - {{!}} University of Utah|url=https://medicine.utah.edu/dermatology/labservices/immunodermatology/|access-date=2020-06-04|website=medicine.utah.edu}}
- University of North Carolina.{{Cite web|title=Immunodermatology|url=https://www.med.unc.edu/derm/lab-services/immunodermatology/|access-date=2020-06-04|website=Department of Dermatology|language=en-US}}