Texas Children’s Dermatology Clinic

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The dermatology clinic provides diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care for patients with both common and rare pediatric dermatological conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, acne, vascular and other birthmarks (including infantile hemangiomas and PHACE syndrome), moles, vitiligo, genetic skin diseases, and skin manifestations of systemic diseases such as lupus erythematosus and diabetes. In addition to treating the skin, the clinic's doctors also specialize in disorders of the hair and nails.

The clinic's physicians are skilled in laser and skin surgery. The clinic also offers a narrow-band UVB phototherapy unit, used to treat a variety of skin disorders.

Denise W. Metry, M.D., who has served as clinic chief and lead physician of the hemangioma clinic, is away on sabbatical until 2013. She will remain in charge of the clinic's PHACE syndrome patient registry.  

Patients are seen through self-referral or physician referrals.