Kaposi's sarcoma endemic: chronically stationary, flat, along the skin cleavage lines localized, sharply defined, violet colored, scaly, rough, consistency increased, flatly elevated, painful plaque in a 60 year old woman; partially disseminated, blue-black papules and nodules are found on the inner side of the thigh
psoriasis vulgaris. psoriasis guttata. 48-year-old patient. discreet inpatient psoriasis vulgaris (elbow, capillitium), known for about 10 years. exanthematic relapse after streptococcal infection (angina tonsillaris). the figure shows a still relapse-active (see numerous spot-shaped psoriatic foci) exanthematic psoriasis vulgaris with small, scaly, reddened papules and coin-sized plaques.
psoriasis capitis. 44-year-old man. chronically inpatient, intermittently increasing, extensive, red, rough plaques with coarse lamellar scaly deposits on the forehead, capillitium. characteristic of the diagnosis "psoriasis" is the spread of the foci from the hairy head above the forehead hairline to the forehead areas. DD: seborrhoeic eczema.
Airborne Contact Dermatitis: Retroauricular infection: This pattern distinguishes ACD from photoallergic eczema, where the "shadow area of the auricle" remains free.
Xanthogranulom juveniles (sensu strictu). solitary, soft elastic, yellowish, completely painless plaques. no darier sign! 8-month-old female infant. size growth in the first months of life.
Xanthogranuloma, necrobiotic with paraproteinemia. 62-year-old female patient shows several clearly infiltrated plaques in the periorbital region, interspersed with yellowish-brown nodular parts.
Dyshidrotic dermatitis: chronic recurrent hyperkeratotic dermatitis of the hands and feet. recurrent episodes with itchy blisters. no signs of atopy. no contact allergy
Mycosis fungoides, detail enlargement: Coin-sized oval plaques with atrophic surface and parchment-like folding on the lower leg of a 70-year-old female patient.
tinea faciei. itchy and moderately painful, livid-reddish, rough, scaly plaque with intact or burst pustules on the surface. on pressure discharge of pus. patient has received 15mg methotrexate p.o. for several years because of polyarthritis. the present finding can also be called granuloma trichophyticum (majocchi).
Microsphere. 2 weeks of persistent, size progressive, itchy plaques measuring 2.5 x 2.5 cm as well as 1.5 x 1 cm with distinct scaling, edge accentuation and central pallor in an 11-year-old boy. The skin lesions developed from 2 small papules which appeared for the first time about 2 weeks before.
Haemangioma of the infant. asymptomatic, soft, deep red, rough, rough, flat plaque on the right foot of an infant which grows slowly within the first weeks and months of life. whitish or skin-coloured areas already appear within the not completely homogeneous plaque (beginning regression).
Lichen planus verrucosus. multiple, chronically stationary, unchanged for months, very itchy, up to palm-sized, rough, brownish or brownish-red, verrucous plaques in the area of buttocks and thighs. highly chronic course.
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