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edited by Daniel J. Wallace and Bevra Hannahs Hahn, 1376 pp, 528 illus, $199, ISBN 0-7817-2464-3, Philadelphia, Pa, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002.

Arch Dermatol. 2003;139:236.

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Since the debut of the first edition nearly 40 years ago, Dubois' Lupus Erythematosus has been the preeminent English-language text on systemic and cutaneous lupus. Now in its sixth edition, the work remains an invaluable resource for dermatologists and others who care for patients with lupus and related disorders.

Apart from the inclusion of a new chapter discussing cytokines in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus, the scope of the book has changed little since the previous edition was published 5 years ago, although the editors note in the preface that some 25% of the chapters have new authors or coauthors and that the basic science sections "have generally been completely rewritten and updated" in keeping with recent advances in knowledge. The 64 chapters are grouped into 8 sections, with topics ranging from the history of medical understanding of what today is called lupus erythematosus to the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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