Handbook of the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases

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Preface To The Second Edition

In the present edition, besides rewriting a few of the articles and adding considerably to others, I have introduced a number of new articles, chiefly brief descriptions of the rarer affections. The additions have nearly doubled the quantity of matter, although not the size of the book.

An especial feature of the present edition has been the introduction of a number of illustrations, some original and others taken from special journals and monographs. It is hoped, as it is intended, that these shall be of service in aiding the diagnosis and treatment of the affections described.

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Preface To The First Edition

In writing this book I have had in mind the wants of the practitioner, and I have tried to make it useful as a work of ready reference. For this reason I have given space to the description, diagnosis and treatment of the various affections of the skin as met with in practice, touching lightly on questions of ^ etiology, and omitting all reference to pathological anatomy. And this, not because I undervalue such knowledge, but because it does not come within the plan of a work not intended for students of dermatology. For the same reason, the commoner affections and those giving most distress and annoyance to the patient have been treated at full length, while the rarer diseases and those causing little trouble have been dealt with briefly. The alphabetical plan of arrangement has also been adopted, with the object of ready reference in view. This renders an index unnecessary ; a full list of contents, however, has been given, which will facilitate the use of the book.

Contents

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iNTRODaCTION, IJ

Symptomatology, 17