Second edition. Edited by W. Mitchell Sams, Jr., and Peter J. Lynch. 1042 pp., illustrated. New York, Churchill Livingstone, 1996. $150. ISBN 0-443-08988-4.
The appeal of this book lies in its concise presentation ofinformation in a readable format with superb color photographs.The 85 chapters by 80 contributors are organized according toclinical patterns of dermatologic disease, such as eczematous,papulosquamous, bullous, and proliferative; specific body sites,such as the hands and feet, genitalia, and mouth, or appendagessuch as hair and nails; causes, including bites, stings, anddrugs; and certain pathologic features, such as disorders ofneutrophils and eosinophils and disorders of immunity, as inconnective-tissue diseases, rheumatologic diseases, and theacquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The editors provide a hugecompendium of . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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