This category includes some of our sickest patients.
Autoimmune diseases occur when something causes the cells in a patient's body that are normally employed fighting off viruses and bacteria to deploy against the patient's skin. There are a number of autoimmune diseases we treat including pemphigus, vasculitis, erythema multiforme, and lupus.
![Roxy had an adverse reaction to one of her vaccines leading to hair loss on her ears.](/media/masho0hh/1-1.jpg)
Roxy had an adverse reaction to one of her vaccines leading to hair loss on her ears.
![This is a close up of a dog with erythema multiforme, a serious autoimmune skin disease sometimes caused by a drug reaction.](/media/oxoefox4/2-1.jpg)
This is a close up of a dog with erythema multiforme, a serious autoimmune skin disease sometimes caused by a drug reaction.
![Pemphigus foliaceous is one of the more common autoimmune diseases we treat and often causes lesions as seen on Sweetie Cat’s ear.](/media/pbyfigw5/3-1.jpg)
Pemphigus foliaceous is one of the more common autoimmune diseases we treat and often causes lesions as seen on Sweetie Cat’s ear.
![Lesions on the paw pads can be a very painful aspect of immune mediated disease.](/media/gsqfs2is/4-1.jpg)
Lesions on the paw pads can be a very painful aspect of immune mediated disease.