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Assesses the significance of the "Year Book of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery" to dermatology residents and resident physicians. Journals usually read by dermatologists; Categories used to divide articles in the book and their corresponding article examples; Common skin diseases that the most useful articles in the book relate to.

The eyelid is composed of skin anteriorly and mucous membrane posteriorly. Many skin diseases can affect the eyelids, and dermatology patients frequently have blephanitis. The effects of rubbing, scratching, and therapy, often lead to a nonspecific uniform red appearance. Patients on long-term ophthalmic medication may become allergic to the constituents of their creams and ointments, e.g., Neomycin sensitivity developed from use of a combined-steroid neomycin eye ointment. Chronic blepharitis can be helped a little by an examination for skin disease and by using simple patch test procedures.

An allergy questionnaire, directed to people suffering with atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma or hay fever was analysed in 81 people (44 men, 37 women), proved to be less important for patients with atopic dermatitis than for those with bronchial asthma and hay fever. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 1980 Year Book of Dermatology was analyzed in detail. Articles were arbitrarily classified as useful, laboratory, and exotic. "Useful" was defined as mainly clinical in content or with obvious clinical relevance. "Laboratory" implied that the author was unable to understand the article because of the predominant biochemical, immunologic, histochemic, or electron-microscopic content involved. "Exotic" meant the article was about a disease that the author had never seen. Of 346 articles analyzed, 270 were found to be useful, 35 laboratory, and 41 exotic. Only 95 of 270 useful articles were in journals that the author normally reads. The Year Books of 1969, 1970, and 1979 contained 1/4, 1/3, and 2/5 useful articles, respectively. Detailed analysis of the above categories was done by subject. Many important articles were present in the literature but were not quoted in the Year Book, It is concluded that the Year Book varies from year to year in its relevance but is still essential reading. The dermatologist must nevertheless amplify it with the standard specialist and general journal; otherwise, important contributions will be missed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]