Management of Blistering Diseases

Edited by Fenella Wojnarowska, Robert A. Briggaman. . 320 pages. Raven Press, New York 1990. $85.00.

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A detailed, well-illustrated monograph on the immunologic bullous diseases (such as pemphigus, linear IgA disease of adults, dermatitis herpetiformis), genetically determined disorders (epidermolysis bullosa), and reaction patterns (such as in bullous amyloidosis, the porphyrias): the biology, clinical presentations, diagnosis, treatment. The opening chapter gives a historical survey of these problems, beginning with Greek and Arabic terms and detailing the growth of clinical observations and concepts through the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

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  1. Ann Intern Med August 1, 1990 vol. 113 no. 3 260
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