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By Howard T. Behrman, M.D. Price, $12.75. Pp. 566, with 312 illustrations. The C. V. Mosby Company, 3207 Washington Blvd., St. Louis 3, 1952.

AMA Arch Derm Syphilol. 1952;66(4):546.

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Practically all that is known about the scalp and the scalp hair is reviewed briefly or thoroughly in this excellent volume. As the foreword by Dr. M. B. Sulzberger indicates, dermatologists do not agree with all opinions expressed by the author, however, this volume still remains the most modern and complete treatise on the subject.

There are nine chapters, dealing with embryology, anatomy and physiology, the normal scalp, and preparations applied cosmetically to the hair and the reactions they may produce. The alopecias are discussed thoroughly, including common baldness, cicatrizing alopecias, and alopecia areata. A review of the seborrheic diatheses constitutes another chapter, while various infections pertaining to the scalp are explained in still another chapter. The psychogenic factors and their influence on scalp and scalp hair are discussed thoroughly. Scalp involvement from diseases of the skin and systemic diseases is reviewed. The final chapter reviews new growths involving the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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