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The present book, Differential Diagnosis in Internal
Medicine, first appeared as a German edition in
1952 and since then has been translated into 10
other languages. Over the past 50 years 19 German
editions have been published, and now the
19th edition of the work, which has become the
classic differential diagnosis textbook, is available
in English for the first time.
This book encompasses differential diagnosis
across the spectrum of internal medicine, covering
dermatology, neurology, and rheumatology,
and provides the very latest knowledge including
pathophysiological aspects. In contrast to encyclopedically
structured textbooks, this book traces
the path from symptom to diagnosis, just as the
physician encounters the situation in the hospital
and in the office.
With this pragmatic approach—starting from
the symptom(s)—the physician will usually succeed
in substantiating the suspected diagnosis.
Using this method, Siegenthaler’s Differential Diagnosis
in Internal Medicine guides the reader
through the differential diagnostic challenges in
the entire field of internal medicine, including
dermatology, neurology, and rheumatology. The
book incorporates many relevant and instructive
illustrations, tables, graphics, and algorithms, all
contributing to the process of narrowing down a
definitive diagnosis.
The book is intended for medical students, physicians
in clinical practice, generalists, and specialists
in internal medicine, dermatology, neurology,
and rheumatology, and also for all those concerned
with the fundamental subjects of medicine, who
wish to gain a competent knowledge of internal
medicine.
My thanks are due to all of the colleagues who
worked with me on the book, and also to Thieme
Publishing Group, in particular Thieme Publishers
Stuttgart. I hope that, with the launch of the English
edition, this classic textbook of differential diagnosis
in internal medicine will now also find its
place in the English-speaking world.
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