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Excerpt from The Ophthalmic and Cutaneous Diagnosis of Tuberculosis: The Cutaneous and Conjunction Tuberculin, Reactions According to V. Pirquet and Wolff-Eisner, Together With a Discussion of the Clinical Methods for the Early Diagnosis Tuberculosis All means which tend to promote the early diagnosis of tubercle in its various forms are very acceptable to the clinician, as there is no doubt that the chances of arrest of tuberculosis depend largely on its early detection. Though great things have been accomplished by the aid of physical signs, of sputum testing, of radiography, and other modes of examination, there is room for improvement in the methods at our disposal, and in the fight against tuberculosis he would be a foolish warrior who knowingly would neglect the opportunity of adding a fresh and efficient weapon to his armoury. The present work by Dr. Wolff-Eisner on Ophthalmic and Cutaneous Diagnosis is a valuable addition to our knowledge, as ifc describes, firstly, the cutaneous reaction of Pirquet, with all its technique, and gives the authors experience of its utility; and secondly, it furnishes full details of the conjunctival reaction, which has been generally associated with the name of Calmette, but which, on very strong evidence, is claimed by the author, as a co-discoverer with Calmette. The book is full of original work and is a most conscientious study of the two reactions in hundreds of cases, and what is most valuable, it contains a comparison with the results of other methods. It cannot be proved as yet that the ophthalmic method of diagnosing tubercle is infallible, but the evidence of this and other works testify powerfully to its future value, as a handy and useful instrument for the many labourers in this interesting field. C.Theodore About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.