The Eczemas: A Symposium by Ten Authors
Edinburgh & London: E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd., 1954.
The Eczemas: A Symposium by Ten Authors, edited by L.J.A. Loewenthal, M.D. (L'pool), M.R.C.P. (Lond.), D.T.M.&H. (L'pool), Lecturer in Dermatology at the University of Witwatersrand, is a focused, single-disease clinical reference examining eczema from every angle across 13 chapters — introduction and classification, contact and allergic eczema, atopic dermatitis, histopathology, cutaneous resistance to alkalies and acids, the role of bacteria, seborrhoeic dermatitis, disseminated and endogenous eczemas, diagnosis, and both general principles and detailed treatment protocols, closing with appendices on patch testing concentrations and a formulary. Published by E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd., Edinburgh and London, 1954.
The book is richly illustrated with clinical photographs and histopathological plates and drawings sourced from multiple contributing institutions and photographers across Britain, South Africa, and continental Europe — including figures credited to Dr. F. Ray Bettley and Maurice Turney (Middlesex Hospital), Dr. Henry Haber (St. John's Hospital), Dr. G.B. Mitchell-Heggs (St. Mary's Hospital), Dr. G.A.G. Peterkin and T.C. Dodds (Edinburgh University Photomicrography Unit), Dr. Marion B. Sulzberger (NYU Post-Graduate Medical School), and a histopathology drawing individually credited to Miss A. Gretener of the Institute of Dermatology — making this a genuinely collaborative international reference on the subject.
Condition & Binding: Hardcover with original dust jacket present, showing light-to-moderate wear including edge/corner rubbing, some toning/browning, and what appears to be a protective mylar cover. Overall- very good. Item #1021
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