Dynamic Classification of Bone Dysplasias.

Fortbildungskurse. Vol 11-12. By E. Rossi. Price, $7.00. Pp 158, with 41 illustrations, 25 tabulations. S. Karger, A. G., c/o Albert J. Phiebig, American Representative of Foreign Publishers, Box 352, White Plains, NY 10602, 1964. This volume, the latest in Karger's series of Postgraduate Courses in Pediatrics, consists of nine short reviews of selected topics pertinent to pediatric hematology, each by a recognized authority in the field. The scope of the contents is best presented by listing the subjects and authors : 1. Leukemias of Childhood, J. Bernard. 2. Lymphocytosis and Lymphopenia in Children, C. Gasser. 3. Metabolic Abnormalities of the Erythrocyte, K. Betke. 4. Morphogenesis of Erythrocytes as a Basis for Classification of Anemias, H. Weicker. 5. Mechanisms of Hemolysis, M. Jeannet. 6. Aplastic Anemias, U. Bucher. 7. Structural Abnormalities of Human Hemoglobin, O T=o. 8. Platelet Function, E. F. L=u. 9. Thrombocytopenia in Children, E. Gugler. Clearly it was not the intention of the editor to make this a comprehensive textbook of pediatric hematology. Erythroblastosis and serologic problems are among the topics conspicuously missing from the volume. Most of the papers are selective within their subjects as well, with emphasis upon the particular research interests of the author. There is little information here that has not been published previously, though much of it will be new to the reader who con¬ fines his reading to the English language. Unfortunately for that same reader, all the papers in this volume are in German, except for those by Bernard and Jeannet, which are in French. As these are review articles, summaries and abstracts are not included, either in the original tongue nor in the usual multilingual format common to Swiss publications. Karger's usual high standards of publication are e, though this is not a sumptuous volume. It is paper-backed, with margins which seem unnecessarily narrow. I was able to find only three typographical errors, one on 11 and two on 69, all of which are minor. Photographs