Angiosarcoma of the head and facial skin: the 69-year-old patient noticed this rapidly growing and recurrently bleeding 3x5 cm large, little symptomatic node around the capillitium for 6 months. After incomplete preliminary surgery within a few weeks formation of the present recurrent node. The inconspicuous erythema around the node is noticeable. After the micrographically controlled surgery, the tumor was only free of tumor after an approximately 10 x 10 cm large excision.
Angiosarcoma of the head and facial skin: the 69-year-old patient noticed this rapidly growing and recurrently bleeding 3x5 cm large, little symptomatic node around the capillitium for 6 months. After incomplete preliminary surgery within a few weeks formation of the present recurrent node. The inconspicuous erythema around the node is noticeable. After the micrographically controlled surgery, the tumor was only free of tumor after an approximately 10 x 10 cm large excision.
Alopecia areata totalis: complete hair loss except for a few individual hairs; with greater enlargement, the preserved (hairless) follicles can be seen
Basal cell carcinoma, nodular. centrally ulcerated, nonpainful ulcerated nodule in the region of the temple. ulcer not painful. characteristic for the diagnosis "basal cell carcinoma" is the raised, reflecting wall of the "ulcer" and the bizarre vessels.
Pseudo-pelade: irregularlylimited, hairless area. follicular structure in the hairless area is completely absent. it is thus in a "scarred" final state of a previously expired inflammation leading to scarring.
Pemphigus vulgaris: 63-year-old patient with a pemphigus vulgaris (mucocutaneous type) that has existed for 3 years; extensive painful erosions of the capillitium.
Atopic dermatitis in infancy: clinical picture of the so-called milk crust; here a maximum variant with an area-wide infection of the capillitium is shown.
psoriasis capitis: chronically inpatient red plaques extending over the entire hairy scalp. no significant scaling (caused by pre-treatment). occasional itching. apparently diffuse hair loss
Primary cutaneous follicular center lymphoma: Condition after treatment of an alopecia areata with DNCB about 20 years ago; for several months now, formation of smooth, painless plaques and nodules, which, according to a biopsy, affected the entire anterior half of the capillitium.
Chronic contact allergic dermatitis of the capillitium (see discreet, but clearly itchy erythema) as well as of the neck and nape of the neck, triggered by para-phenylenediamine .
Carcinoma cutanes:advanced, flat ulcerated exophytic squamous cell carcinoma with massive actinic damage. 82-year-old man with androgenetic alopecia. Pronounced spring carcinoma.
Squamous cell carcinoma in actinically damaged skin: Since more than 1 year, slowly growing, very firm, little pain-sensitive, ulcerated node, which (at the time of examination) was no longer movable on its base. Pronounced field carcinoma .
Melanoma malignes, nodular: A solitary node that has existed for years, has been growing for more than a year, is firm, sharply defined, smooth on the surface, not hairy, and has bled repeatedly in recent weeks.
Lichen planus follicularis capillitii as partial manifestation of a Lichen planus with infestation of capiliitium and oral mucosa: increasing focal hair loss. circumscribed, follicularly accentuated redness with irregular, scarring alopecia (follicular structure is missing). inlet: streigi whitish plaques of the oral mucosa as sign of Lichen planus mucosae.
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