A. Rook and R. Dawber, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1982 571 pages.ISBN 0-632-008229.
Diseases of the hair and scalpThis book attempts to present a practical clinical account of the hair and its disorders. It is hoped that it will be of value not only to the dermatologist, but also to other physicians who wish to understand the significance of changes in their patients'hair. The comparative physiology of hair and growth is described because it throws light on clinical situations in man.
The history of each disorder is discussed briefly, where it explains international inconsistencies in nomenclature, and at greater length where it explains how discredited scientific theories of the past have taken a prominent and sometimes a misleading place in contemporary folklore. Diseases of the scalp are included because they are so often associated with some disturbance of hair growth.
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