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By G. Sala and P. Noto, with prefaces by A. Grosti and B. Alajmo. Pp. 410. Palermo, Italy: S. F. Flaccovio, 1948.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1949;60(5 PART I):838.

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This book, which is probably the most comprehensive monograph on the subject, is the combined work of the ophthalmologist, G. Sala, and the dermatologist, P. Noto, both of the University of Palermo, Italy. The authors discuss, in parallel articles, the embryology of the skin and of the eye and all dermatoses and venereal diseases which may affect the eye and the lids. The book contains a vast amount of factual, mostly clinical and often original, material in connection with a rather large bibliography.

There are some shortcomings which should be corrected in a new edition. There are no illustrations and no alphabetic index, and the paper is poor, probably because of postwar difficulties. It would be to the advantage of the book if the authors would agree on more rigid editing. It seems out of proportion to write a page or more on the dermatologic aspects of lichen planus . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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