The Department of Dermatology treats the entire range of skin diseases in both adults and children. It specializes in dermatopathology using histology, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy as well as patch tests for contact dermatitis, diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous lymphomas, molecular biology of genetic skin diseases, and dermatoscopic examinations of moles including computerized monitoring for early detection of melanoma.
The department maintains a dermatopathology service, which includes conventional microscopy, immunohistochemistry, and fluorescent and electron microscopy.
The department also has a specialized contact dermatitis clinic, a cutaneous lymphomas clinic (joint with hematology department), and a clinic for the treatment of hemangiomas and cutaneous malformations.
