Immunosuppressive agents are commonly used in the nephrologist's practice in the treatment of autoimmune and immune-mediated diseases and transplantation, and they are investigational in the treatment of AKI and ESRD. Drug development has been rapid over the past decades as mechanisms of the immune response have been better defined both by serendipity (the discovery of agents with immunosuppres...

DERMATOLOGIC MEDICATIONS. By M. R. Lerner and A. B. Lerner. Chicago, The Yearbook Publisher, 1960. 208 pp. $6.00. The renaissance in dermatology which is being led by a small group of research-trained clinical dermatologists has produced much new basic scientific knowledge and a distinct improvement in patient care. The achievements of the authors of the present volume place them in the forefro...