Pityriasis rosea: typical exanthema of bright red papules and flat plaques on the trunk and proximal extremities, some with typical Collerette scaling. there is little itching. duration of existence at first presentation 2 weeks. pat male, 29 yrs.
Churg-Strauss syndrome: encircled central granulomatous regression zone (see histological preparation 1); on the right side the progression zone is outlined (see histological preparation 2).
Favus: multiple asymptomatic plaques in a 6-year-old boy, existing since 4 weeks, sharply defined, clearly increased in consistency, with yellow scaly crusts.
Airborne Contact Dermatitis: Acute, extensive, enormously itchy and burning dermatitis with irregular, extensive infestation of the exposed facial areas including the eyelids.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (late onset): characteristic "collagenosis hands" with variable blue-red and livid-red patches. 83-year-old patient with known (since several years proven) systemic lupus erythematosus.
Mycosis fungoides patch stage: For the first time in the 39-year-old woman multiple, itchy, erythematous, brownish, partly scaly, partly confluent plaques appeared at the gluteal region during pregnancy and spread to the legs in the course of the pregnancy. transition from parapsoriasis en plaques to mycosis fungoides in patch stage.
Differential diagnosis "Cheilitis actinica chronica" : in this case a lichen planus mucosae; especially on the left side the typical reticular (fine-meshed) whitish plaques are recognizable in the area of the red of the lips.
Tinea pedum: discrete, well defined, heart-shaped, slightly scaly erythema and hyperkeratosis on the right foot back of an 80-year-old female patient with exacerbated tinea pedum.
Circumscripts of scleroderma (small-heart plaque or confetti type): disseminated, symptomless, 0.1-0.2 cm large, confetti-like, white spots/papules with (incident light microscopic) detectable, atropically shiny surface. The skin lesions have now been discovered (by chance) after sunbathing. Histology: No evidence of Lichen sclerosus.
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