chloasma/melasma. blurred, partly flat, partly also net-like or splatter-like yellow-brown spots. clear increase of pigmentation differences in spring. decrease, but not complete disappearance in winter
zoster. right sided headache with accompanying feeling of illness, increasing for 5 days. redness and swelling of the skin with stabbing, shooting pain for 3 days. extensive erythema and swelling. skin is highly sensitive to touch. no fever. no leukocytosis.
Lentigo solaris (solar lentigo): a slow-growing, symptom-free, brown spot, which has been present for years, is a good 2.5 cm in size, sharply defined, with a velvety surface; conspicuous actinic elastosis of the unaffected cheek skin.
Candida sepsis. multiple, chronically active, generalized (facial involvement is partial manifestation), disseminated, partly isolated, partly confluent, brown-black, rough papules and plaques. coarse scales and crusts on the surface. underlying HIV infection and high fever
Elastosis actinica. deep wrinkles and bulging skin relief of the perioral region of a 69-year-old female patient. deep furrows starting from the corners of the mouth are also visible, which very much hinder the complete closure of the lips, so that saliva is repeatedly leaking ("drooling").
psoriasis vulgaris. plaque psoriasis. solitary, chronically inpatient, intermittent, sharply delineated, reddish, silvery scaly plaques localized in the face in a 6-year-old girl. erythrosquamous plaques also appear on the extensor sides of the arms and legs. symmetrical infestation. positive family history.
Basal cell carcinoma ulcerated: skin change existing for years. Initially symptomless nodule, increasing surface growth, central ulcer formation. Typical for the diagnosis "basal cell carcinoma" is the raised, glassy appearing border wall.
Lentigo maligna melanoma. overview image: 1.2 x 0.5 cm (inconspicuous), brown lentigo maligna melanoma on the right cheek in a 70-year-old patient. TD 0.4 mm, Clark level II, pT1a N0M0, stage Ia according to AJCC 2002, no regression signs.
Basal cell carcinoma, destructive. overview: Since many years progressive, large-area, slightly painful, ulcerative tumor in the left half of the face of an 82-year-old patient.
Hidroa vacciniformia: Occurrence of pinhead-sized, partially umbilical vesicles with serous content in the region of the bridge of the nose in an 8-year-old boy after UV exposure.
Dermatitis, seborrheic: Therapy-resistant seborrheic eczema in a 32-year-old HIV-infected person. improvement under highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).
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