An Introduction to Medical Mycology

The new edition of this volume, which for 18 years has been a standard textbook in medical and, in particular, dermatologic mycology, represents a significant improvement over the preceding editions both from the practical and the theoretical viewpoints. Drs. Wilson and Plunkett, as co-authors, have rewritten the sections dealing with deep mycoses and contaminants respectively. The nomenclature has been brought up to date, and the results of some of the newer experiments have been incorporated. Descriptions of the culture biopsies of many of the dermatophytes are included. This volume is an introduction to rather than a treatise on medical mycology. This explains the fact that no attempt is made to discuss or weigh the evidence for and against controversial subjects. It might have been preferable to consider black and white piedra separately. Trichophyton concentricum, which causes tinea imbricata, is separated from the other members of the genus Trichophyton, probably because