The Kidney in Diabetes Mellitus: A Clinical and Histological Investigation Based on Renal Biopsy Material

This clearly written, well-organized monograph consists of an extensive review of the literature on this subject and a critical analysis of the conclusions reached by many students in this field. It is particularly valuable for two reasons. In the first place, all previous reports and hypotheses are carefully evaluated in the light of the author's own well-documented experience with renal biopsies in 92 patients. Secondly, it surpasses previous surveys in the extensive and detailed clinicopathologic correlation. It is a book not to be read from cover to cover but to serve as a reliable source of references. In such areas in which the author's opinion differs from that of others, clear evidence for his reasons is presented. It is unfortunate that almost three years had to pass between the time the collection of the literature was closed and the printed book could be offered to the public. It is during