Specialist in Dermatology and Venereology

Specialists in dermatology and venereology diagnose and treat skin diseases (dermatology) and sexually transmitted diseases (venereology). Dermatology and venereology covers the areas of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the skin, sexually transmitted diseases and all scientifically proven procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in these areas, e.g. radiotherapy (X-ray surface therapy of skin lesions).Specialists in dermatology and venereology must specialise in allergology (allergic diseases) and clinical immunology (e.g. autoimmune diseases of the skin and mucous membranes) as well as other areas of medicine such as vascular diseases, genital anomalies and sexual dysfunctions.