Hidradenitis suppurativa: chronically persistent, brownish or reddish livid scarring in the right axilla of a severely obese 48-year-old man; multiple, partly florid, red plaques and nodules; strong nicotine abuse for 30 years; multiple antibiotic systemic therapies were sine effectu.
Tinea pedum. general view: Discrete, well-defined, heart-shaped, slightly scaly hyperkeratosis and erythema on the right foot back of an 80-year-old female patient with exacerbated tinea pedum.
exfoliatio areata linguae. several, apparently confluent areas, but clearly anular, "plaque free" areas at the left tongue margin. distinct burning sensation with spicy food or fruity drinks. characteristic for the clinical picture are the whitish swollen border areas, which are also still detectable at the right side of the tongue. in the center of the tongue normal plaque.
Lichen sclerosus of the penis: persistent lichen sclerosus for years with verrucous transformation of the surface epithelium, infestation of foreskin and glans penis.
Xanthelasma. the existing skin lesions developed gradually over the past two years. about 1.0 cm in size, soft, yellow, fielded elevations with a smooth surface. no subjective symptoms.
Necrobiosis lipoidica: confluent, reddish-brownish, reddish-brownish, centrally clearly atrophic plaques that have existed for about 2 years, gradually increasing in size, sharply defined, confluent plaques with conspicuous edges, increase in consistency over the entire plaque.
Granuloma anulare disseminatum: non-painful, non-itching, disseminated, large-area plaques that appeared on the trunk and extremities of a 52-year-old patient. No diabetes mellitus. No other systemic diseases known.
Papillomatosis confluens et reticularis. years ago, initially dark discolouration in the neck area of a 31-year-old patient, followed by systemic antimycotic therapy without improvement. current presentation in case of worsening of the findings with axillary spread.findings: multiple, chronically stationary, perimamillary papules located on the left side, disseminated, blurred, brown, rough, finely lamellar scaling papules, which aggregate to a flat plaque. the stripy reticular pattern of the plaque is clearly visible.
Chronic therapy-resistant vulvovaginal candidosis for 12 months. healing only under systemic therapy with 3x150mg Fluconazole in intervals of 3 days. Fig.from Eiko E. Petersen, Colour Atlas of Vulva Diseases, with the permission of Kaymogyn GmbH Freiburg.
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