Leprosy
Edinburgh, London, Melbourne, New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1985.
Leprosy is a comprehensive academic medical textbook published in 1985 as part of Churchill Livingstone's respected "Medicine in the Tropics" series. Edited by Robert C. Hastings — Chief of the Laboratory Research Branch at the National Hansen's Disease Center in Carville, Louisiana, and editor of the International Journal of Leprosy — the book brings together contributions from leading international specialists in tropical medicine, microbiology, and pathology. Chapters cover the disease from multiple angles, including its epidemiology and global distribution (by S. K. Noordeen), the microbiology and growth characteristics of Mycobacterium leprae, and detailed pathology of leprosy lesions (by Dennis S. Ridley and Charles K. Job), supported throughout by extensive bibliographies and citations for further research.
Condition & Binding: This is a paperback (softcover) edition with a teal/turquoise glossy cover. The covers show visible edge and corner wear consistent with a well-used academic reference copy, including some rubbing along the spine and corner creasing/bumping at the bottom edges. Internally, the text block is clean. Overall- good. Item #1041
Price: $50.00