Face All Morphologies

Specific conditions involving the face    Search Global Skin Atlas   Google Image Search

Acneiform   Acne vulgaris,Infantlie acne,neonatal acne,Gram Negative folliculitis,Ofugi's disease,Rosacea,Rosacea fulminans,Steroid rosacea

Annular   Seborrhoeic dermatitis,Secondary syphilis

Blue   Drug induced pigmentation(Minocycline,amiodarone,minocycline,chlorpromazine)

Comedones   Chloracne,Comedonal acne,Dilated pore of Weiner,Favre-Racouchot syndrome

Crust   ImpetigoPemphigus foliaceus,Pemphigus erythematosus

Cysts   Eccrine hidrocystomas,Colloid milium

Hyperkeratotic papule   Actinic keratoses

Hypertrichosis   Hirsutism

Lipoatrophy   Progressive hemifacial atrophy (Parry-Rhomberg syndrome)

Nodules   Granuloma faciale,Lymphocytoma cutis,Atypical fibroxanthoma,Epidermal inclusion cyst,Merkel cell tumour

Pedunculated   Rhabdomyomatous mesenchymal hamartoma

Pigmented patches   Exogenous Ochronosis,Lentigo maligna melanoma,MelasmaSolar lentigo,Spreading pigmented actinic keratosis,

Pigmented macules   Freckles,Patterned inherited lentiginosis of blacks,Xeroderma pigmentosum

Plaque   Alopecia mucinosa,Discoid lupus erythematosus,granuloma faciale,Jessners lymphocytic infiltrate,Lepromatous leprosy,Lupus vulgaris,Sweet,s syndrome,Chronic actinic dermatitis

Red   Flushing,Systemic lupus erythematosus

Red scaly   Airbourne contact dermatitis,Chronic actinic dermatitis,Discoid lupus erythematosus,Seborrhoeic dermatitis,

Scars   Acne conglobata,Acne excoriee,Neurotic excoriations,Atrophoderma vermiculatum,Keratosis pilaris atrophicans(Ulerythema opherogenes),Hydroa vacciniforme,Erythroprotoporphyria,

Telangiectasia   Crest syndrome

Ulcer   Basal cell carcinoma,Basal cell nevus syndrome,Dermatitis artefacta,Malignant pyoderma

Vascular   Hemangioma,Port wine stain,Sturge-Weber syndrome

Vesicles   Brunsting-Perry Pemphigoid

Wrinkling   Photoaging,Smokers furrows

Midline Facial Lesions   Dermoid cyst,Encephalocoele,Nasal glioma,Hemangioma,Epidermoid cyst,Infiltrating tumours,(In an infant do not stick a needle in before doing an ultrasound or you may withdraw cerebrospinal fluid)

Modified from Regional Dermatology Gary M White