DERMATOLOGY
The Dermatology Service at Michigan Veterinary Specialists offers a wide range of specialized diagnostic techniques to improve the quality of your pet's life. Animals can develop uncomfortable and potential serious disorders of the skin, mouth, hair, ears and nails that require medical intervention. Chronic infections and inflammatory conditions of the ears are generally a symptom of underlying skin disorders.
Routine services provided include complete dermatologic examination, skin and ear cytologic evaluations, skin scrapings, hair examinations, and fungal or bacterial cultures. The Dermatology Service at Michigan Veterinary Specialists offers video otoscopic examinations of ear canals, intradermal allergy testing for inhalant diseases, laser surgical removal of skin growths and interpretations of skin biopsy.
Beyond testing, Michigan Veterinary Specialists is also a center for healing. Our team are experts in the diagnosis and treatment infectious and noninfectious skin diseases, parasitic skin diseases, autoimmune diseases, allergy and allergy-induced skin diseases, recognition of the skin manifestations of systemic disease (including endocrine disorders), cysts and other tumors of the skin.
WARNING SIGNS
Contact your veterinarian if you notice some of these warning signs of dermatological disease:
- Hair loss
- Itching
- Dandruff
- Pigment changes
- Scabs, blisters or sores
- Palpable lumps
DERMATOLOGY SERVICES
- Laser surgery for chronic ear disease and removal of skin and eyelid tumors
- Treatment of chronic otitis
- Video-otoscopy and ear flushes
- Skin and ear cytology
- Skin and ear cultures
- Dermatopathology
- Intradermal allergy testing
- Endocrine assays
- Immunotherapy for the treatment of inhalant allergy
- Hormone replacement therapy for endocrine related skin disease
- Food trials for adverse reactions to foods
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