Dermatology

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The Section of Dermatology provides consultation and therapy for patients with diseases of the skin, hair, nails, and adjacent mucous membranes (genitalia and mouth).

Contact our other practices in Manchester and Keene, NH, and in St. Johnsbury, Vt.

Special services

  • Dermatologic surgery, including:
  • Pediatric dermatology
  • Melanoma and pigmented lesions
  • Cutaneous lymphoma, including mycosis fungoids
  • Contact dermatitis and occupational dermatology
  • Clinical trials program for new dermatologic therapies
  • Dermatopathology consultations (provided on submission of tissue or fixed sections)
  • Psoriasis - consultation and phototherapy
  • Connective tissue diseases
  • Concerns of the aging face, including large blood vessels, pigmented areas and wrinkles

Diagnostic tests

  • Skin biopsies for histopathologic evaluation, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence testing, microbiologic culture, flow cytometry and gene rearrangement studies
  • Patch testing for contact allergy
  • Photo and photopatch testing for light hypersensitivity
  • KOH exam for superficial fungal infections
  • Microscopic examination for ectoparasites
  • Dermatoscopy for pigmented lesions