Download or read book A Handbook on the Diagnosis of Skin Diseases (Classic Reprint) written by Robert Liveing and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Handbook on the Diagnosis of Skin Diseases In the following pages I have endeavoured to give a sketch of the symptomatology of skin diseases, or of the characteristics by which we recognize or distinguish one skin affection from another. With this object in view, I have in some instances confined ray remarks chiefly to the differential diagnosis. For example, in such well-known maladies as Scabies and Eczema, I have not thought it necessary to give a very minute description of the disease, but have rather preferred to draw attention to the peculiarities and distinctive points which enable us to form a sound and rapid diagnosis. In dealing, however, with the rarer skin affections, such as Lupus, Hydroa, Xanthoma, Purpura rheumatica, and Scleroderma, I have given a more detailed description of their symptoms, but have only touched on their etiology when it has had some important bearing on diagnosis. I have given references to the best plates in common use for the convenience of those who wish to consult them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.