eczema, atopic. chronic, recurrent, itchy, red spots as well as slightly raised, rough, red plaques on the forehead of an 8-month-old girl. furthermore multiple, disseminated, partly crusty scratch excoriations. fine-lamellar scaling in the region of the nose
Lichen planus of the vulva: itching for months. 35-year-old female patient with veil-like white discolouration of the large labia marked by arrows. Fig. from Eiko E.Petersen, Colour Atlas of Vulva Diseases, with the permission of Kaymogyn GmbH Freiburg.
Toxic epidermal necrolysis. emergency hospitalization of a highly febrile (temp. 39.5 °C) 78-year-old woman with hemorrhagic, areal, epidermal necrolysis in the area of the left arm after ingestion of vancomycin. significantly reduced general condition. it turned out that the patient had received allopurinol and ampicillin for the first time a few days before.
Syphilis acquisita: two sharply defined, surprisingly coarse, completely indolent, red, yellowish ulcers in a 32-year-old husband that have been present for 14 days; secretion of an irritant secretion; indolent regional lymphadenitis (Bubo).
Leishmaniasis, cutaneous: approx. 1.2 x 1.4 cm large, blurred, fine-lamellar scaling, flatly elevated, symptomless, slightly consistency-multiplied red plaque; the family last visited Morocco 12 weeks ago.
Artifacts: multiple, non-itching, flat, pyodermic ulcers up to 2.0 cm in diameter in an otherwise completely healthy patient, occurring anew without apparent reason. the new occurrence of skin changes cannot be plausibly justified. reasons different and not comprehensible. manipulation is strictly negated.
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