flexural atopic eczema. skin changes in an 18-year-old girl with intermittent course since the age of 4 years. positive FA; EA: pollinosis known. in the area of the hollow of the knee blurred, reddened, little scaly, moderately itchy plaques. skin field coarsened (lichenification). classic finding of flexural eczema.
Tungiasis: Unusual extensive skin finding 4 weeks after bathing holiday in south-east asia in a 34-year-old woman. first itchy nodules 2-3 days after visiting the beach. continuous increase of clinical symptoms accompanied by severe itching. extensive finding of severely itching, disseminated, streaked papules on the back, both shoulders and the extensor sides of the arms (accidental contact with the surface of the ground).
Atopic eyelid dermatitis: scaly and itchy dermatitis which is blurredly limited to all eyelids. seasonal course. known atopic disposition with type I sensitization (early blooming and grass pollen). eyelid cosmetics are not tolerated.
Pemphigus erythematosus: since about 1 year recurrent, symmetrical, red, rough plaques with coarse lamellar scales and crusts, localized in the seborrheic areas; little itching.
Dermatosis, acute febrile neutrophil. progressive findings in the face of a 45-year-old woman, 4 days after a febrile intestinal infection with diarrhea. multiple, acute, generalized (part of an exanthema), 2.0-5.0 cm large, sharply defined, painful, red, rough plaques. identical appearing, spot-like skin changes occurred progressively on legs and trunk. high fever, severe feeling of illness and neutrophil leukocytosis.
Seborrhoeic eyelid dermatitis: chronic recurrent, therapy-resistant dermatitis of the eyelids and the adjacent facial areas; the symptoms subside if the patient stays in climatically favoured regions.
Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans. 78-year-old female patient with confirmed neuroborreliosis 6 years ago and still positive Borrelia serology. Multiple, chronically inpatient, persisting for 2 years, asymmetrical (only on the left leg), blurred, sometimes burning pain, large, red to red-livid, smooth erythema, partly with crinkled surface (cigarette-paper-like puckering).
Necrobiosis lipoidica: bilateral, gradually increasing, moderately sharply defined, confluent, reddish-brownish, centrally slightly atrophic plaques that have existed for about several years.
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