Chilblain lupus. early stage with livid-red, surface smooth, painful plaques. clinical picture reminiscent of chilblain (frostbite lupus). no other systemic signs of lupus erythematosus.
erythema induratum. inflammatory, moderately painful, red to brown-red, subcutaneous nodules and plaques. size 2.5 cm, rarely up to 10 cm. often deep-reaching, necrotic melting with subsequent ulceration. chronic course over several years possible. healing with the leaving of brownish scars.
erythema perstans faciei: symmetric, reddening of both cheeks. is not considered a clinical picture by the patient. furthermore signs of a distinct keratosis pilaris on both upper arms.
Acute erysipelas. acutely appeared, since a few days existing, increasing, flat, sharply defined, pillow-like raised, flaming red and painful swelling of the cheek and the left eye. distinct impairment of the general condition with fever.
Dermatosis, acute febrile neutrophils. following high fever at the décolleté and breast region of a 52-year-old man, acutely occurring, multiple, reddish-livid, succulent, pressure-dolent, infiltrated papules that aggregate to form nodules and plaques. isolated blister-like aspect.
Balanitis candidamycetica: inflammatory (itchy and non-painful) lesions of the glans penis for several weeks, characterized by diffusely scattered reddish papules and papulo-pustules.
mycosis fungoides tumor stage: mycosis fungoides known for years. since a few months rapid appearance of plaques and nodules on face and extremities. see preliminary findings from 2013. findings of the same patient in 2017
Leishmaniasis, cutaneous. 12 weeks old, 1.5 x 1.2 cm in size, slowly progressing in size, solitary, slightly pressure dolent, red, rough lump with ulceration in the center. History of previous vacation in Egypt. No systemic complaints.
Kaposi's sarcoma. chronic (classic) Kaposi's sarcoma, 75-year-old turkish pat. with several years old, in recent months clearly progressive, borderline, reddish-livid, smooth plaques and blue-black nodules. centrifugal spread of the skin lesions.
Keratoacanthoma: Solitary, 1.5 cm in diameter, spherically bulging, hard, reddish, centrally dented, strongly keratinizing node on the forehead of an 82-year-old patient; the peripheral, wall-like areas of the node are interspersed with telangiectasias and enclose a central, gray-yellow, keratotic plug.
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.
angiodysplasia. nevus flammeus existing since birth. for about 10 years, painless, permanent lip swelling (macrocheiliea) in the area of the nevus flammeus. findings: irregularly limited, bluish-livid, cushion-like, soft thickening of the lower lip. bleeding already with minor trauma.
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