This superbly illustrated and fascinating history sheds new light on t he emergence of dermatology as a separate medical specialty and on som e of the key players who have contributed to its development. Ranging from the early Egyptian period to the present day, it offers a unique insight to dermatologists about their past and about the influences th at led to present practice. The volume features an exceptional range o f illustrations with historical plates such as 'Molluscum contagiosum', from Thomas Bateman's Delineations of Cutaneous Diseases, 1817, an 1 869 painting of ichthyosis hystrix...

Proving again that a picture is worth a thousand words, Atlas of Women's Dermatology: From Infancy to Maturity is an encyclopedia in pictorial format. The book illustrates diseases and conditions that demonstrate the very different morphology between the sexes. It includes clinical entities that help complete a section or because the lack of gender difference makes the clinical presentation significant. The chapters are organized by anatomical topography, and each includes 10-15 color photographs with concise captions, and a reference list. The second section is based on physiologic changes...