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By Dr. Robert H. Rowe. Price, $3.00, cloth. Pp. 264. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1941.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1942;45(3):640.

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This small volume is devoted mainly to a discussion of "elimination diets," which the author introduced fifteen years ago. Brief consideration is given also to allergic manifestations affecting different parts of the body, including the respiratory system, the skin, the gastrointestinal tract, the nervous system, the eyes, the joints, the urogenital tissues and the cardiovascular system.

The author finds elimination diets much more practical than cutaneous tests in the diagnosis of food allergies. He goes into detail in describing different diets, including a cereal-free diet, a fruit-free diet, diets free from wheat, eggs and milk, diets to be followed away from home and diets for obese and diabetic patients suspected of food allergy and for infants and children. Detailed menus and directions for the proper preparation of foods are included and will be found valuable.

Throughout the book the author stresses the importance of food allergy in the production of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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