Complex pigment nevus is a benign brown pigment formation located simultaneously in the epidermal layer of the skin and the dermis. A complex nevus has the appearance of a rounded papule or wart with a diameter of up to 1 cm, rising above the skin level. His diagnosis includes examination, dermatoscopy and sciascopy, if necessary…
Scleroderma is a disease from the group of systemic connective tissue diseases, which is characterized by microcirculation disorders, inflammation, fibrosis. Patients have dense swelling and induration of the skin of the face, fingers, sometimes hands, feet, trunk. Fingers lose mobility, joint contractures develop, the face acquires a mask-like appearance. With the systemic nature of the…
Lichen sclerosus is a dermatological disease of unclear etiology, in which atrophy of various skin areas is observed, mainly in the genital area, less often in other regions of the body. A symptom of this condition is the formation of light, almost white plaques and papules around the genitals, occasionally on the neck and near…
Scleredema is a rare scleroderm-like disease characterized by indurative-fibrous changes in the skin. Clinically manifested by thickening, compaction of the skin of the face, neck, upper torso, leading to limited movement. The diagnosis is made on the basis of histological examination of the affected area of the skin. In some cases, treatment is not required,…
Cutis verticis gyrata is a disease of the scalp characterized by hypertrophy of the dermis with the formation of folds and furrows. The skin of the CVG is sharply thickened and compacted, visually resembles the convolutions of the brain or the scalp of a bulldog. Cracks, lichenization, pigmentation may occur in the area of altered…
Squamous epidermophyton is one of the forms of fungal lesions of the palms or feet caused by the fungus Trichophyton mentagrophytes and characterized by moderate inflammation with signs of hyperkeratosis. Symptoms of this disease are the formation of plaques 1-4 centimeters in size on the skin of the feet or palms, hyperkeratosis and moderate itching. In…
Syringoma is one of the forms of damage to the sweat glands, having a benign tumor nature, some researchers consider it as a developmental defect (a variant of hamartoma). Symptoms of this dermatological condition are small nodules of a light or yellow hue on the skin of the face, lower eyelid, chest, occasionally in the…
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is an acute bullous lesion of the mucous membranes and skin of an allergic nature. It occurs against the background of a serious condition of the patient with the involvement of the oral mucosa, eyes and genitourinary organs. The diagnosis of Stevens-Johnson syndrome includes a thorough examination of the patient, an immunological blood…
Sezary syndrome is a malignant skin lesion caused by tumor transformation of T—lymphocytes and manifested by a triad of typical clinical signs: erythroderma, lymphadenopathy and the presence of specific cells in the blood with folded nuclei. The diagnosis is established on the basis of a characteristic clinical picture, taking into account the data of a…
Sweet syndrome is one of the forms of neutrophilic dermatosis, which is characterized by an island–inflammatory recurrent course. The main manifestations of this disease are pink or bright red plaques, fever, neutrophilia, joint pain. The diagnosis of Sweet syndrome is made on the basis of the clinical picture, histological examination of the skin, laboratory tests…