Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 198\: 8: 3\9-320 Announcement

XYI International Congress of DermatologyMay 23-May 28, 1982, Tokyo

Scientific program

Special lectures

1. Viral oncogenesis. 2. Prostaglandins in inflammation. 3. IgE in intlammation. 4. Epidermal differentia-tion. 5. HLA.

Advances in dermatology

1. Treatment of psoriasis. 2. Atopy. 3. Mycosis fungoides. 4. New drug eruptions. 5. Pruritus. 6. Liehenoideruptions. 7. Acne. 8. Nail diseases. 9. Pseudolymphoma. U). Pustular dermatoses. I 1. Contact dermatitis.12. Alopeeia. 13. Photochemotherapy. 14. Skin microbiology. 15. Dermatitis herpctiformis. 16. Immunevasculitis. 17. Diseases of the mucous membranes. 18. Deep mycoses. 19. Urticaria. 20. Virus diseases. 21.Mixed conneetive tissue disease. 22. Immunofluoreseence in dermatology. 23. Histiocytosis. 24. Serology ofsyphilis. 25. Photodermatoses.

Symposia

1. Dermatopharmacology. 2. Contact dermatitis. 3. Urtiearia. 4. Bullous diseases. 5. Psoriasis. 6. Vaseulitis.7. L-upus erythematosus and related diseases. 8. Sclerodcrma. 9. Occupational dermatoses. 10. MalignantMelanoma. 11. Malignant lymphomas of the skin. 12. Syphilis. 13. Viral diseases of the skin. 14. Psoralenphototherapy. 15. Atopy. 16. Photomedicine. 17. Porphyrias. 18. Physical therapy in dermatology. 19.Dermatitis herpetiformis and overlap eases. 20. Cutaneous drug reactions. 21. Retinoids. 22. Sexuallytransmitted diseases (excl. syphilis). 23. lehthyoses. 24. Aenc. 25. Dermatologie surgery and cryotherapy.26. Hair in health and disease. 27. New dermatoses. 28. Leprosy.

Workshops

1. Pathogenesis of acne. 2. Mechanisms of aging of skin. 3. Research in biophysical properties of skin.4. Microcirculation and lymphatics. 5. Epidermal basement membrane. 6. Controversial issues on bullousdisorders. 7. Viral eareinogenesis. 8. Epidermal cell + organ culture. 9. Culture of pigment cells.10. Epidermal celt kinetics, t t . Collagen. 12. Advances in the pathogenesis of contact dermatitis.13. Mechanisms in graft vs. host of skin. 14. HLA and skin disease. 15. Immunologic mechanisms indermatomycosis. 16. IF techniques and immunoclectronmicroscopy. t7. Complement and skin disease.18. Immunological phenomena in psoriasis. 19. Langerhans cells. 20. Fibrous proteins and prekeratin.21. Identification of cells in dermal infiltrates. 22. Interactions of microorganisms of skin. 23. Immunologi-cal and chemical approaches to treatment of melanoma. 24. Melanogenesis. 25. Epidermal growth factor.26. Prostaglandins. 27. Skin proteases. 28. Chemotaxis. 29. Sun sensitivity and sun protection.30 Mechanisms in photochemotherapy. 31. Structural and functional modulations induced by retinoids.

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32. Scleroderma, subsets and classification. 33. Chlamydia infections. 34. Dithranol (Anthralin) and relatedantipsoriatie eompounds. 35. Anti-androgens and the skin. 36. Metabolism of drugs by skin. 37. EMmethods. 38. DNA repair. 39. Pereutaneous absorption. 40. T cell subsets.

Courses

1. Structure and functions of the skin (6 hours). 2. Dermatopathology (6 hours). 3. Pigmentation (6 hours).4. Pediatrie Dermatology (6 hours). 5. Immunodermatology (6 hours). 6. Photobiology, Seienee and Clinic(6 hours). 7. Tropical Dermatology (6 hours). 8. Cutaneous Surgery (6 hours). 9. Baeterial infections of theskin (3 hours). 10. Genodermatoses (3 hours). 11. Cytostatie and immunosuppressive therapy (3 hours).12. Cryotherapy (3 hours).

In addition, there will be Case Presentations, Free Communieations, Informal Discussions and Posters aspreviously announced. Dermatologists wishing to participate in these events are requested to eontaet therespective organisers:

Dr. D. S. Wilkinson,Whitecroft,Hervines Rd.,Amersham HP6 5HT, .England ' ' 'for Case Presentations • . '

• ' ' SProfessor F. Serri,Dept. of Dermatology,Universita Cattolica del Sacre Cuore,Via delta Pineta Sacchetti 644, 'I-00I68 Rome, Italy _ ' ' Jfor Free Communieations

Professor Dominguez Soto,Hospital General,Dr. Manuel Geo Gonzalez, Valz de Tlalpan 4.800,Mexico 22 D.F.for Informal Discussions

andProfessor Alejandro Cordero,Carlos Pellegrini 1560,1011 Buenos Aires, Argentinafor the Posters.

Prof. Dr. Nils ThyressonSecretary Getwral/TreasurerInternational Committee of Dermatology