Handbook of Leprosy. 5th revised edn.

International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Dec 1997 by McDougall, A C

Jopling, W. H. and McDougall, A. C. Handbook of Leprosy. 5th revised edn. New Delhi: CBS Publishers & Distributors, 1996. Rs 195. Available from: CBS Publishers & Distributors, 4596/1-A Il Daryanganj, New Delhi 11001, India. Fax 91-11-3276712.

CBS took over the printing and distribution of this handbook in 1995 from Heinemann Professional Publishing in the United Kingdom. A reprinting of the fourth edition by CBS achieved widespread distribution, mainly in India, and in 1996 a revised fifth edition sold over 1000 copies in a little over one year.

The fifth edition has now been reprinted (April 1997) and is available from medical booksellers in India and from the address above.

Erratum. The inclusion of primary amyloidosis of peripheral nerves as one of the conditions causing palpable nerve thickening, with or without muscle wasting, page 152 in Chapter 12, Differential Diagnosis, is an error. The clinical features described for primary amyloidosis are correct, but this condition does not cause palpable thickening of peripheral nerves. This will be corrected in any future edition.-Announcement and erratum from Dr. A. C. McDougall