Tinea capitis profunda: Inflammatory, moderately itchy, slightly painful, fluctuating nodule in the area of the capillitium in children with extensive loss of hair.
Varicella: generalized exanthema with juxtaposition of vesicles, papules, papulopustules, here infestation of the palms with vesicles, papules and pustules.
Urticaria chronic spontaneous: relapsing clinical picture with multiple, acute, reddish, confluent wheals; severe itching; no scaling; remark: the single episode lasts 8-12 hours maximum (detectable by marking test); additional findings: numerous melanocytic nevi.
Lichen planus exanthematicus: detailed picture; small papular lichen planus with aggregation of efflorescences to larger plaques; danger of erythroderma.
Melanoma, malignant, acrolentiginous. 2 x 3 cm diameter, red, flat, slightly putrid ulceration on the right big toe of a 73-year-old woman. At the lateral border of the ulcer there are shadowy pigment remains (circled and marked with arrows) in intact skin. In addition, palpation of the peripheral venous leg stations on the right inguinal side shows several enlarged venous leg ulcers (DD: reactive enlargement?).
Lichen planus erosivus mucosae. painful gingivitis existing for more than one year. altogether progressive course. chronic stationary, border-like, painful erythema and extensive erosions can be found
Toxic epidermal necrolysis. 2 weeks after taking Allopurinol in recurrent attacks of gout, itching and redness on the back for the first time, within a few days dramatic worsening of the general condition with several acute, flat, generalized, randomly distributed, sharply defined, red, weeping and painful erosions. Additional findings were multiple, acute, asymmetrically arranged, disseminated, skin-coloured blisters on a flat erythema on the remaining integument.
Brucellosis. the skin changes were preceded by a prodromal stage with undulating pyrexia and uncharacteristic flu-like symptoms (headache and aching limbs). in this detailed picture, the different stages of development of the efflorescences are shown.
Herpes simplex recidivans: herpes simplex infection rarely foundat this location. 22-year-old girl with grouped standing, centrally navelled, burning, partly eroded vesicles above the right thumb end joint, recurring about 3-5 times per year.
Lichen simplex chronicus: 14x7.0 large, itchy, blurred plaque with rough surface on the right forearm of a 32-year-old female patient; the papule structure of the lesion is distinctly skin-coloured and occasionally scratched.
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