Microsoft Word - DRM296BF Further Section Dermatology 1996;192:296-297 Book Reviews P.D. Samman, D.A. Fenton Samman’s the Nails in Disease, 5th ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford 1995 238 pp; E 30.00 ISBN 0-7506-0189-2 W.P. Unger Hair Transplantation, 3rded. Dekker, New York 1995 848pp;$ 195.00 ISBN 0-8247-9363-3 Content: Anatomy and Physiology – Principal Nail Symptoms -Infections Affecting the Nails – Psoriasis – Nail Disorders Associated with Other Dermatological Conditions – Miscellaneous Acquired Nail Disorders – Nail Disorders Associated with General Medical Conditions – Nail Changes Due to Drugs – The Nail and Cosmetics – Nail Deformities Due to Trauma – Tumours Producing Nail Disorders – Developmental Anomalies – Nail Surgery Editorial Comment: The fifth edition of a classic (the first edition was published in 1965). Dr Samman died on December 1992 and this edition was prepared by Dr Fenton. Nice and easy to read. P. Eisner, HI Mai bach Current Problems in Dermatology, vol. 23 Irritant Dermatitis Karger, Basel 1995 X + 302 pp; SFr 298.-ISBN 3-8055-6083-4 Content: Clinical Aspects – Epidemiology – Occupational Aspects – Pathogenesis – Bioengineering Techniques – Prevention and Therapy – Product Testing and Regulatory Aspects Editorial Comment: This book provides an updated overview on a frequent but previously neglected field of our speciality. C. Surber, P. Eisner, A..I. Bircher Current Problems in Dermatology, vol. 22 Exogenous Dermatology Karger, Basel 1995 XVIII + 242 pp; SFr 258.- ISBN 3-8055-6062-1 Content: Allergology – Bioengineering and Occupational Dermatology – Clinical Aspects – Pharmacology – Toxicology Editorial Comment: This book is based on a symposium held in Basel in honor of Howard Mayback’s 65th anniversary. It covers several fields where Howard has been very active ... not as an exogenous agent! Content: Androgenetic Alopecia and Its Treatment – Classification, Anatomy and Instrumentation – The Interview – General Principles of Recipient Site Organization and Planning – Preoperative Instructions – Anesthesia – The Donor Site – The Recipient Area -Laser Hair Transplantation – Preparation and Insertion of Grafts -Bandaging – Postoperative Course – Complications of Hair Transplantation – Correction of Poor Transplanting – Alternative Approaches to Grafts Transplantation – Square Grafting – Alopecia Reductions – Scalp Extension – Tissue Expansion – Procedure for Attachment of a Hairpiece: Tunnel Grafting – Lateral Scalp Flaps in Surgery for Male Pattern Baldness – Temporoparieto-Occipital Flaps – Complications of Flaps in the Treatment of the Baldness -Scalp Reconstruction with Multiple Flap Techniques – Surgical Treatment of the Avulsed Scalp – New Horizons Editorial Comment: A very comprehensive book for dermatology surgeons. C.V. Sanders, L.T. Nesbitt, Jr The Skin and Infection A Color Atlas and Text Waverly Europe, London 1995 325pp;E 125.00 ISBN 0-683-07539-X Content: Evaluating the Patient with a Skin Infection, General Considerations – Histopathology and Pathophysiology – Staphylo-coccal and Streptococcal Infections – Cutaneous Signs of Septice-mia – Other Bacterial Infections – Necrotizing and Gangrenous Soft Tissue Infections – Skin Signs of Infectious Zoonoses – Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Lyme Disease – The Rickettsioses – Cutaneous Tuberculosis – Cutaneous Signs of Nontuberculous Mycobac-teria – Leprosy – Superficial Fungal Infections – Systemic Fungal Infections – Viral Exanthems – Other Viral Infections – Protozoan and Helminth Infections – Bites, Stings and Infestations – Skin Infections in the Immunocompromised Host, NonHIV – Skin Infections in the Immunocompromised Host, HIV and AIDS – Approach to the Diagnosis of the Patient with Fever and Rash Editorial Comment: Most of the pictures are of good quality and have sufficient educational impact. A book well suited for department libraries. KARGER E-Mail karger¢⅞ karger.ch Fax + 41 61 306 1234 © 1996 S. Karger AG, Basel 1018-8665/96/1923-0296 $ 10.00/0 Col. W.D. James Military Dermatology (Textbook of Military Medicine, part III) TMM Publications, Washington 1994 617 pp Editorial Comment: This very interesting and well designed book is one of the 17 volumes which comprise the Textbook of Military Medicine. It has been edited by Col. William D. James. It provides an unusual approach to our speciality since diseases such as cold injury, immersion foot syndromes, cutaneous reactions to nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare are covered in depth. Many chapters contain information on the impact of conditions relating to the history of warfare. I like this book but hope that many of the specific diseases reported in it will become of purely historical interest in the future. Announcements 3rd Annual Course on Lasers in Cutaneous and Cosmetic Surgery San Francisco, June 7-9, 1996 Presented by the Department of Dermatology at the University of California School of Medicine at San Francisco, this course is designed for dermatologists, otolaryngologists and plastic surgeons, and it emphasizes the most current and practical information available, including treatment parameters, for the use of lasers in cutaneous and cosmetic surgery. Course attendees will gain hands-on experience in a laboratory setting, and they will witness clinical demonstrations of patients being treated with optimal laser systems. To maximize individualized instruction, attendance is limited to 50. Topics to be covered include: Laser tissue interaction Optimal anesthesia Laser treatment of vascular lesions Laser skin resurfacing techniques Pediatric laser surgery The UCSF is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. This program will meet the criteria for category 1 credit. For further information, please write or call the Office of Continuing Medical Education Room MCB-630 University of California San Francisco, CA 94143-0742 (USA) Tel. 415 476-4251 4th International Dermatology Symposium on the Sebaceous Gland and Its Disorders: Basic and Clinical Research, Clinical Entities and Treatment Berlin, September 13-15, 1996 Venue: University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin Secretary: Docent Dr. Ch.C. Zouboulis Scientific Secretariat: Department of Dermatology University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin Free University of Berlin Hindenburgdamm 20 D-12200 Berlin (Germany) Tel. 49 30 8445 2808 Fax 49 30 8445 4262 Book Reviews/Announcements Dermatology 1996;192:296-298 297