History
A 23-year-old male presented with a well-demarcated solitary patch of non-cicatricial hair loss of two weeks duration. Many exclamation mark hairs are seen in the central area.
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Orf-associated erythema multiforme
History
Few days following the appearance of Orf lesion on the dorsal surface of the thumb bilateral symmetrical erythematous papular and plaque lesions, many of which have target-like morphology have appeared on both palms.
Venous lake
History
A 43-year-old woman presented with an asymptomatic, compressible, spongy, dark blue nodule on the lower lip of many months duration.
Stevens-Johnson syndrome
History
A 65-year-old woman with long history of osteoarthritis has taken recently a new NSAID. One day later she developed a severe blistering rash involved the entire integument in addition to many mucosal orifices (oral, nasal and conjunctival). On admission to the hospital, she was in a bad general condition with impending hypovolemic shock.
Morphea “en coup de sabre”
History
A 5-year-old girl presented with a linear depressed tethered sclerosed plaque of one year duration. The plaque extended from the middle of the scalp across the forehead to the glabellar region. It has an ivory-white center and brownish borders.
Rhinophyma
History
Rhinophyma is considered as one manifestation or complication of rosacea. It is more frequent and more severe in males and may be the only manifestation of the disease as in this old man who presented with bulbous hypertrophied nose of more than two years duration.
Keloid
History
Spontaneously arisen slightly painful, slightly raised, pinkish hard scar on the midchest of six months duration.
Infantile atopic dermatitis
History
A classical subacute red scaly dermatitis involved both cheeks associated with irritability in a two months old infant. Family history of atopy was positive.