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by Walter B. Shelley and E. Dorinda Shelley, 1217 pp, with illus, $239, ISBN 0-7216-8258-8, Philadelphia, Pa, WB Saunders, 2001.

JAMA. 2002;287:646.

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Walter Shelley has been a leader in teaching dermatology for nearly a half century. His books, articles, and lectures have inspired many young physicians to specialize in dermatology, this reviewer among them. Since his marriage to Dorinda Shelley, their collaboration has produced a vast number of unique articles and textbooks. Advanced Dermatologic Therapy II is their latest effort, and it is outstanding.

Although the title would lead the reader to believe that this is a second edition of the 1987 Advanced Dermatologic Therapy, this is an entirely new textbook. The Shelleys perceive their new text as a "search engine" for exploring therapeutic options for dermatologic disorders.

The large textbook contains 1217 pages, with full color, literally packed with information on dermatologic therapy. The format consists of individual chapters for most of the common skin disorders seen by dermatologists, arranged alphabetically from abscess to xeroderma pigmentosum.

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