Resources, Associations & Specialists
Find here all the information, contacts, and useful tools to better understand and live with erythermalgia.
Objective: to inform, guide, and create connections between patients, their loved ones, and healthcare professionals.
Associations & Support Groups

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Les Brûlures Invisibles – Support, information, and network for patients and their loved ones
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Maladies Rares Info Services – Information and directory of associations (www.maladiesraresinfo.org) - 0 800 40 40 43 (calls and services free of charge)
Online patient groups – https://forums.maladiesraresinfo.org/bienvenue-dans-forum-erythermalgie-erythromelalgie-syndrome-oreille-rouge-t7567.html
Les Enfants de Feu - https://les-enfants-de-feu.assoconnect.com/
English-speaking forum : https://livingwitherythromelalgia.org/
👥💬 Join the discussion on the Rare Diseases Forum!
A thread dedicated to erythermalgia has been created by our association to encourage discussion, support, and the sharing of experiences among those affected:
🩺 Professionals & Specialists
For appropriate follow-up, consult:
- Vascular Doctors in France: Prof. Pistorius (CHU Nantes), Prof. Senet (Hôpital Tenon – Paris), Dr. Laroche (Avignon / CHU Montpellier), Prof. Sarlon (Hôpital de la Timone – Marseille)
- Neurologists & Pain Specialists in France : Château-Gontier Pain Evaluation and Treatment Center (CETD) provides chronic pain management for patients with erythermalgia.
- Internal Medicine Doctors in France: Dr. Beaumesnil (CHU Angers), Dr. Gaudre (Hôpital Château-Gontier)
- Dermatologists in France: Dr. Misery (CHU Brest)
- Psychologists
💻 Reliable websites & references
Orphanet: Rare disease database (www.orpha.net)
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Maladies Rares Info Services: resources and contacts for patients and families: 0 800 40 40 43 (calls and services free of charge)
Prior Maladies Rares: a program offering support to anyone facing a rare disease and/or rare disability living in the Pays de la Loire region (https://prior-maladiesrares.fr/)
The Erythromelalgia Association: https://burningfeet.org/ (affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States)
Filnemus: one of the 23 Rare Disease Health Networks (FSMR) dedicated to neuromuscular diseases (https://www.filnemus.fr/carte-interactive/ou-consulter)
Scientific Publications: articles and research on erythermalgia:
- https://www.realites-dermatologiques.com/erythermalgie-quand-y-penser/
- https://medvasc.info/archives-blog/erythermalgie-le-point
- https://erythromelalgia.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Cohen-Medical-Treatment-of-EM.pdf
👉 Help us spread the word
Flyer from the association Les Brûlures Invisibles
This flyer can be shared with relatives, healthcare professionals, and relevant organizations to raise awareness about erythermalgia.

