Medical services
In the outpatient clinic, six physicians provide medical care for new and follow-up patients. Specialized outpatient services are also provided. In the inpatient ward, supervising physicians and interns work in pairs as the attending physicians for one patient. The treatment for each patient is discussed among staff members during ward rounds. When appropriate, the attending physicians continue to observe the clinical course of patients after hospital discharge.
Diagnosis and treatment policy
After making a diagnosis based on visual inspection, bacterial and /or fungal culture tests and, if necessary, skin biopsies are conducted. If a diagnosis can be established histologically (and immunohistologically), various external and internal drug applications, ultraviolet therapy, and surgical treatments are used alone or in combination. If necessary, the patient is hospitalized for various examinations and treatment.
Specialties
The outpatient clinic provides treatment in specialized therapeutic areas including atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, scleroderma/connective tissue disease, bulluous disease, dermatologic surgery, lymphoma, laser surgery, etc.
Target diseases
Skin tumors, connective tissue disease, skin infection, nevus/phakomatosis, keratosis/ inflammatory keratosis (including psoriasis), eczema/dermatitis (including atopic dermatitis), physical/chemical injuries, intoxication dermatosis, erythema, etc.
Advanced treatments/ Specialized treatments
Systemic sclerosis
We provide medical care based on abundant experiecne. We are also developing new drugs for systemic sclerosis.
Biologics
New drugs to target specific parts of the immune system, are used to treat psoriasis.
Laser irradiation
We treat diseases that are covered by national health insurance such as simple capillary malformations, infantile hemangiomas, capillary telangiectasia , Otanevus, ectopic Mongolian spot, and cafe-au-lait spot using pulse dye laser, Q-switched Alexandrite/Ruby laser, and Picosecond laser.
Frequently performed tests
Outpatients
Microscopy, dermatoscopy, patch test, biopsy, skin ultrasound examination
Inpatients
Light-exposure test, patch test, oral administration test, biopsy, skin ultrasound examination.
Departments/Divisions
Dermatology
Titles
M.D. , Ph.D.
Expertise/Specialties
Scleroderma
Research Interests
Scleroderma, B lymphocytes, Autoimmunity
Languages
Japanese/English
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Major diseases treated in this department and numbers of in- and outpatients
|
Disease name |
Number of inpatients |
Number of outpatients |
| 1 |
Malignant cutaneous tumors |
183 |
311 |
| 2 |
Collagen disease |
176 |
1,094 |
| 3 |
Cutaneous infection (including herpes zoster) |
119 |
821 |
| 4 |
Benign cutaneous tumors |
44 |
827 |
| 5 |
Nevus and phacomatosis |
17 |
398 |
| 6 |
Keratosis and inflammatory keratosis (including psoriasis) |
102 |
753 |
| 7 |
Eczema (including atopic dermatitis) |
10 |
5,122 |
| 8 |
Physical and chemical injuries |
5 |
14 |
Areas of expertise, treatment and examination methods
Diseases
- Psoriasis
- Collagen disease
- Cutaneous tumors, lymphoma
- Bullosis
- Atopic dermatitis
Treatment methods
- Biological agent
- Narrow-band UVB therapy
- Cyclophosphamide pulse therapy
- Massive administration of γ-globulin
- Pulsed dye laser therapy
Examination methods
- Dermatoscopy
- Dermal ultrasonography
- Skin immunofluorescence with antibodies
Numbers of major operations and treatments performed
|
Name of operation/treatment |
Number |
| 1 |
Resection of benign cutaneous tumors |
289 |
| 3 |
Pulsed dye laser irradiation |
389 |
| 4 |
Q-switched alexandrite laser irradiation |
275 |
| 5 |
Phototherapy (such as ultraviolet and infrared light and PUVA therapies) |
440 |
| 6 |
Resection of malignant cutaneous tumors |
88 |
| 7 |
Resection of benign cutaneous tumors with carbon dioxide laser |
95 |
| 8 |
Chemotherapy for malignant cutaneous tumors |
106 |
| 9 |
Inpatient treatment of burns (moderate) |
5 |
Numbers of major and specialized examinations conducted in this department
|
Name of examination |
Number |
| 1 |
Immunohistological examination |
326 |
| 2 |
Photosensitivity assessment |
10 |
