psoriasis seborrhoeic type: recurrent, location-constant and therapy-resistant "seborrhiasis" for several years. no like for atopic disease. extensive infestation of face and capillitium. itching and feeling of tension. note: in case of such an extensive infestation a systemic therapy is recommended (e.g. MTX, alternatively Fumarate).
Erysipelas. acutely appeared, blurred, laminar redness and swelling, on the right side nasal and paranasal in a 64-year-old woman; accompanied by a slight temperature rise and chills.
Myxoma, cutaneous. reddish rim of a papule with central crustal coating after evacuation of a mucous content in the area of the forehead hairline of a 36-year-old female patient.
Fistula, odontogenic. permanent, small opening in the lower jaw surrounded by reddish granulation tissue with initial pressure and spontaneous pain and subsequent perforation with diminution or disappearance of the symptoms.
Angiosarcoma of the skin of the head and face. flat, smooth, asymptomatic, chronically dynamic, slowly growing, red plaques without epidermal involvement in a 68-year-old man.
Eczema, atopic. chronic, recurrent, itchy red spots and slightly raised red plaques on the cheeks and forehead of an 8-month-old girl; multiple, disseminated, partly crusty scratch excoriations are also visible.
lupus erythematodes chronicus discoides: already longstanding, blurred, red, butterfly-shaped red plaques. delicate scarring beginning at the bridge of the nose. no systemic autoimmune phenomena.
Artifacts: multiple, non-itching, flat, pyodermic ulcers up to 2.0 cm in diameter in an otherwise completely healthy patient, occurring anew without apparent reason. the new occurrence of skin changes cannot be plausibly justified. reasons different and not comprehensible. manipulation is strictly negated.
Airborne Contact Dermatitis (course of therapy): The 54-year-old florist noticed an increasing itching and burning of the entire facial skin, the back of the hands and wrists during a "normal" working day at lunchtime. In the evening hours, the entire facial skin was reddened over the entire surface, swollen and itching severely, so that the emergency medical service had to be consulted.
lupus erythematosus acute-cutaneous: symmetrical red spots, patches and plaques on the face, neck and upper trunk areas, which have been present for several weeks. typical is the perioral recess. note: lip lesion corresponds to a herpes simplex lesion.
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