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Describes several cases of skin diseases. Dermatitis nodularis necrotica; Reticulosarcoma; Eosinophilic granuloma of the skin; Erythema induratum; Mycosis fungoides.

Reports on the case of a 25-year-old veterinary surgeon with contagious pustular dermatitis. Symptoms of the disease; Clinical observations; Isolation and identification of the virus; Value of the complement fixation and flocculation tests.

Presents clinical observations on some reticuloses. Skin manifestations associated with leukaemia; Pathological conceptions of mycosis fungoides and lymphogranulomatosis; Definition given by pathologists on reticuloses.

Presents a case study of a patient with pyodermite végétante. Characteristics of the skin disease; Findings of a bromide test conducted on the patient; Diagnosis of pemphigus vegetans.

Presents several observations on the biological determination of erythema-dose of x-rays. Clinical manifestations of erythema; Factors affecting the sensitiveness of individuals with erythema to x-rays; Epilation dose for erythema caused by the action of x-rays on the deeper layers of the skin.

Presents a medical case of a patients with relapsing phlyctenular dermatitis of the extremities (DORE). Epidemiology and etiology of DORE; Signs and symptoms associated with chronic mild localized type of acrodermatitis perstans; Efforts of the researchers to develop histological examinations would aid in the diagnosis of the disease.

Presents the opening paper read by Dr. W. N. Goldsmith at the Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the British Association of Dermatology and Syphilology in London, England, July 10, 1936. Scope of the term, allergy; Warning against a common error in methods of research on allergy; Reasons for thinking it likely that antibodies play a part in the tuberculin-reaction.

Presents several case studies related to leucosarcoma of the skin. Classification of the disease; Discussion of leucosarcomatosis; Histology of the disease; Influence of X-rays on the occurrence of the disease.

Presents a case of erythema multiforme apparently of trichophytic origin, characterized by an acute inflammation of the right fourth finger. Materials used in the skin test; Characters of the occurrence of general eruptions in the course of a deep trichophyton infection.

Describes a case of metastatic scirrhous carcinoma of the scalp in an elderly woman. Medical history of the patient; Pathological histology; Treatments administered to the patient.

Reports on a case of clinical morphoea with tuberculous histology. Description of the appearance of the condition; Results of biopsy; Conclusion.

Presents information on several reference materials about dermatology. "Late Forms of Lichen Planus," by J. Briel published in the November 1927 issue of the periodical "Derm. Wochenschr; "Parapsoriasis en Plaques," by L. Danel published in the January 1928 issue of the "Journ. des Sci med. de Lille"; "Treatment of Raynaud's Disease," by G. E. Nesbitt and A. A. McConnell published in the 1927 issue of the British Medical Journal.

Presents abstracts of several studies on dermatology. "The Specificity of the Tuberculin Reaction," by Zieler and Hämel. "Melanin Pigmentation," by S. William Becker published in the 1927 issue of the Archives of Dermatology & Syphilis; "The Llama and Syphilis," by Hoffman and Zurhelle.

Provides information on the nature of the bullæ and its association with congenital keratoses. Case of a 7-year-old boy that constitutes a good example of the hystrix variety of congenital ichthyosiform erythrodermia; Classification of the congenital dyskeratoses with reference to the two basic processes in the development of the epidermis; Differences between ichthyosis vulgaris and congenital ichthyosiform erythrodermia; Direct casual relationship between bullæ and sweating.

Cites a clinical study of a male, aged 55 having Prurigo Nodularis. Medical history of the patient; Examinations made to the patient; Therapeutics used for Prurigo Nodularis.

The article presents information on several medical cases related to dermatology which were presented at the meeting of the Royal Society Of Medicine held on January 18, 1951. Dermatologist L. Forman presented a case in which the patient was suffering from Behcet's disease. The disease is caused by the association of mouth and genital ulcers with metastatic nodes in the skin of the legs and eye lesions. In another case, presented by dermatologist D.I. Williams, the patient was suffering from lupus erythematosus profundus. While the changes of chronic lupus erythematosus are evident in the epidermis the striking feature is the sharply demarcated infiltrate deep in the dermis and consisting almost wholly of lymphocytes.

This article presents information about Breslau city which is now known as Wroclaw, Poland, and is having a historical value for its dermatological societies and laboratories. In the early twentieth century the city was the capital of the Prussian province of Lower Silesia. According to the author, it has had a chequered history. In 1241 it was destroyed by the Mongols, but it soon prospered again, and in 1335 was bought by John, king of Bohemia. In about 1466, it passed into the power of the Hungarian king, but in 1490 went back to Bohemia. Dermatologist J. Jadassohn's clinic was situated, together with other University medical clinics, near the East Park. It was a separate building, comprising out-patient departments, wards, ultra-violet and x-ray departments, serological, bacteriological and histological laboratories, lecture theatre, moulage museum, animal houses, library, and studies for the director and staff.

Presents a letter to the editor in response to the article "Acrodermatitis Perstans," which appeared in the October 16, 1942 issue of the journal.