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Dermatology

OUR DERMATOLOGISTS SPECIALIZE IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF NONALLERGIC SKIN DISEASE

Skin infections (pyoderma due to Staphylococci and other bacteria, including the antibiotic-resistant strains, as well as dermatophytosis/ringworm, Malassezia dermatitis, other fungal infections, and viral skin diseases)

Parasitic skin diseases (demodicosis, scabies, lice, cheyletiellosis etc.)

Auto-immune skin diseases (pemphigus foliaceus, discoid lupus etc.)

Feet and footpads diseases (pododermatitis)

Nail disorders

Acute moist dermatitis ("Hot spots")

Acral lick dermatitis

Cutaneous drug reactions

Genetic/congenital skin diseases

Endocrine/metabolic skin diseases (Cushings disease, hypothyroidism, alopecia X)

Skin cancers (neoplasia) and cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes

Working in consultation with referring practitioners and veterinary internal medicine/oncology specialists for the medical management of endocrine and neoplastic disorders

WE PERFORM THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES

Skin biopsies (most biopsies do not require general anesthesia)

Skin cytology, including fine needle aspirate of skin masses

Skin bacterial culture and bacterial sensitivity testing

Skin fungal culture

Acetate tape preparation

Skin scraping, trichogram (hair plucking)

Wood’s lamp examination

Hormone level testing to evaluate hormonal causes of skin diseases

Multi-drug resistance ACBC1 (MDR1) genetic testing for avermectin sensitive breeds