[Inflammatory skin diseases. An assortment of clinically relevant disease conditions].

In the following a short overview on inflammatory dermatoses which are frequently diagnosed in clinical dermatology is presented. These include allergic contact dermatitis, dyshidrotic dermatitis, nummular dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, lichen planus and psoriasis. Special emphasis is laid on the evolutionary stages in the development of lesions, clinically as well as histologically. The abovementioned dermatoses have a special pathological reaction pattern in common: the epidermis, papillary dermis and superficial capillary-venular plexus react together in these conditions and have therefore been termed the superficial cutaneous reactive unit.