Black heel. asymptomatic, self-limited, trauma-induced bleeding into the skin in the heel area, which impressed as a black spot for many weeks. this finding could be completely eliminated by flat ablation of the horny layer with a scalpel (proving an old hematoma).
Finger varicosis: chronic, stationary, no longer increasing swelling as well as tortuous and nodular, bluish phlebektasia and varices of the flexor-sided finger veins in an 89-year-old female patient. Heavily folded skin surface (skin atrophy). The clinical picture is diagnostically conclusive.
Balanitis plasmacellularis: chronic balanitis in a 67 year old patient. no other skin diseases known. no diabetes mellitus. slight phimosis of the foreskin. slight urinary incontinence. 2 sharply defined, slightly raised red plaques. no significant symptoms.
Striae cutis distensae. 13-year-old girl with striped red spots on upper arms, thighs and buttocks, rapidly growing within the last six months. linear, horizontally oriented, striped red spots. on delicate palpation a slight depression of the surface can be detected. thus flat, striped atrophy is present.
Tinea manuum: isolated right-sided discrete scaling of the palm of the hand in a 56 year old man, existing for years. subjectively without symptoms. cultural evidence Trichophyton rubrum. healing after 3 weeks Terbinafine 250 mg/day p.o.
Eczema atopic photoaggravated: 72-year-old female patient with a known, less active, chronic atopic eczema. 1 year ago the patient noticed an increasing "sensitivity to light". The present UV-triggered exacerbation with pronounced itching (after a long walk in summer sunshine) has persisted for 3 months. Despite local treatment with a class II steroid externum it proved to be resistant to therapy.
Please login to access all articles, images, and functions.
Our content is available exclusively to medical professionals. If you have already registered, please login. If you haven't, you can register for free (medical professionals only).
Please complete your registration to access all articles and images.
To gain access, you must complete your registration. You either haven't confirmed your e-mail address or we still need proof that you are a member of the medical profession.