Kaposi's sarcoma epidemic: Dissemination of the angiosarcoma in the skin. Characteristic arrangement of the foci in the cleavage lines. In places the foci merge into larger plaques.
acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans. 57-year-old female patient. skin changes existing for five years now, clearly increasing for half a year, discoloured red-blueish in cold weather. large, blurredly limited, symmetrical erythema (completely anaemic). the skin surface is wrinkled in the breast area (atrophic), otherwise smooth. some splatter-like white discolorations.
Incontinentia pigmenti, Bloch-Sulzberger type: a few weeks old girl with flat and streaky, inflammatory, in places hardly noticeable blistery skin changes.
Prurigo simplex subacuta: 54-year-old female patient with a clinical picture that has been progressive for two years. severe, uncontrollable itching. the rough papules up to 0.8 cm in size with marginal hyperpigmentation are centrally eroded or ulcerated or even covered with older crusts (centre of the figure). a typical picture of itchy Prurigo simplex subacuta are the scratch artefacts limited to prurigo lesions.
Acne, steroid acne. general view: For 4 months persistent, disseminated, 1-4 mm large, reddish papules in a 20-year-old patient who has been systemically treated with glucocorticoids for years because of an underlying vasculitic disease. dose at first manifestation of the skin changes: 40 mg prednisolone p.o.
Circumscriptal scleroderma (plaque-type/variant: Atrophodermia idiopathica et progressiva) Survey picture of the trunk: 2 years ago for the first time appeared, since then size progressive, large-area, erythematous-livid to brown, confluent, discreetly indurated spots and plaques in the region of the trunk in a 68-year-old female patient. In the region of the lower abdomen on the right side clearly sclerosed plaques of whitish color with partly distinctly atrophic surface and partly livid margins are found.
Acanthosis nigricans benigna: blurred brown-black spots and plaques. the plaques are characterized by a slightly sooted, leathery surface. no subjective symptoms.
Pemphigus vulgaris: multiple, chronic, since 3 years intermittent, symmetric, trunk-accentuated, easily injured, flaccid, 0.2-3.0 cm large, red spots, plaques and pallor, confluent to, weeping and crusty surfaces; extensive infestation of the oral mucosa and capillitium.
Molluscum contagiosa: multiple, 0.2-0.3 cm large, yellow-reddish, firm, shiny, completely asymptomatic nodules with characteristic central umbilical cord; appearing after first school swimming.
Dermatitis solaris: painful erythema and blistering, clearly marked on sunlight-exposed areas. Skin peels off in stripes. This was preceded by several hours of sun exposure.
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