The World Congress of Dermatology (Congressus Mundi Dermatologiae, CMD) is held every 5 years. The purpose of this meeting is to review and summarize the present status of scientific knowledge in clinical dermatology and to in related basic research, to discuss recent results and ideas among colleagues and to contribute to the develop ment of new clinical and scientific research programmes for the future. It is evident that the Proceedings of such a meeting, where major dermatological work from five continents is presented, should be reviewed carefully and published as soon as possi ble. This volume includes the reports of several hundreds of speakers from all over the world as presented during the congress or delivered 6 weeks later. The moving forces behind all this were the International League of Dermatology (ILDS) with its presi dent, Jean Civatte, its general secretary, Nils Thyresson, the members of the Executive Committee (ICD) and the German Organizing Committee with its subcommittee for the scientific programme. In addition, the chairmen of sessions, coordinators, speakers and discussants all contributed to make the 17th CMD in Berlin a full suc cess.

Protein Biosynthesis and Its Inhibition by Antibiotics

Oncogenes and Growth Factors
Monoclonal Antibodies: Characterization and Diagnosis of Malignant Lymphomas and Other Skin Neoplasms
Host-Parasite Relationships in Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sun und Immunosurveillance
Light Protection and Photodermatoses
Paraneoplasias of the Skin
Tropical Dermatoses - What Should We Know?
HIV-Infection: Practical Questions on the Duty to Notity and Professional Secrecy
The Asymptomatic HIV Antibody-Positive Patient as an In- or Outpatient in Dermatology
A Dermatological View of Psoriatic Arthropathy
Behçet's Syndrome
Treatment of Psoriasis with Dithranol (Cignolin, Anthralin) and Other Hydroxyanthrones
Acquired and Hereditary Angioedema: Pathogenesis and Therapy
Food Sensitivity
Drug Eruptions
Plasmapheresis
Prenatal Diagnosis
Advances in Pathogenesis and Treatment of Pigmentary Disorders
Atopic Dermatitis
Human Papillomaviruses
Panniculitis: A Clinicopathological Classification on Histopathologic, Clinical, and Etiopathogenic Bases
Evolution for the Strategy for Treating Acne
Dermatopharmacology
Advances on Vasculitis
AIDS: A Global Epidemic
Cutaneous Lymphomas
Azelaic Acid
Dermatosurgery
Vitiligo
Lupus erythematosus
Graft-Versus-Host-Reaction in the Skin: Why Is It Important for the Dermatologist
Urticaria: Recent Advances
Genodermatoses
Photodermatoses
Advances in Pediatric Dermatology
What's New in Therapy
Epidemiology, Precursors, and Markers of Malignant Melanoma
Lupus Erythematosus and Its Subsets
Nutrition and Skin Diseases
Atopic Dermatitis
Pediatric Dermatology
New Toxic Dermatoses
New Advances in Dermatologic Surgery
New Developments in Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Skin inInternal Medicine
Melanoma: Clinical and Therapeutical Aspects
Systemic Mycosis
Bullous Diseases
Contact Dermatitis
Acne and Its Treatment
New Diseases
Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
Andrology: Advances in Diagnosis and Therapy of Male Infertility
New Therapies
Diseases of the Oral Mucosa
Retinoids - Present Status
Psychological Aspects of Skin Disease
Parasitic Disease World-Wide
Vasculitis
Leprosy
Advances in Clinical Phlebology
What's New in Psoriasis
Scleroderma
Arthropod Skin Reactions
Eicosanoids
Collagen and Collagen Abnormalities
New Drug Delivery Systems
Epidermal Immunocompetent Cells
Hormonal Receptors and Anti-Androgens
Epidermal Cytokines
Skin Barrier: Structure and Function
Melanoma Immunology
Monoclonal Antibody Techniques
Carcinogenesis
Wound Healing
Virus-Related Lymphomas
Cultured Keratinocytes and Synthetic Skin
Complement Deficiencies
Chemotaxis and Inflammation
DNA Repair and Skin Disease
Cutaneous Aging
Immunoelectronmicroscopy and Related Techniques
Environment, Pollution, and the Skin
Pharmaceutical Manipulations of the Complement Cascade
Mycobacteria and Skin Diseases
Biology of Leishmania and Leishmaniasis
Lasers: Biological Effects and Therapy
T-Cell Interactions
Interferons in Dermatology
Computers in Dermatology
Keratins and Keratinization
Prenatal Diagnosis in Genodermatoses
Pseudolymphoma
Cutaneous Porphyria
Urticaria
Actinic Prurigo and Related Diseases
Histiocytic Syndromes
Dermatology in Rural Populations
Nail Disorders and Treatment
Non-Ionising Radiation: Techniques and Dosimetry
Ionizing Radiation/X-Ray Therapy
Granulomatous Skin Disease
Pregnancy and Skin
Some New Concepts in Cutaneous Amyloidosis
Ultrasound inDermatology
Photodermatology
Dermatohistopathology
Dermatopharmacology
Immunodermatology
Tropical Dermatology
Pediatric Dermatology
Occupational Dermatoses
Dermatologie Surgery and Cryosurgery
Cutaneous Mycology and Microbiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Dermatophytosis, Parasitosis, Mycobacteriosis - Therapy/Experimental Results
Psoriasis - Experimental Results
Therapy, Side Effects, Experimental Results
Allergy - Contact Dermatitis, Atopic Eczema, Urticaria, Photoallergy, Allergic Vasculitis
Interferon - Therapy/Experimental Results
Skin Tumours, Immunocytochemistry, Experimental Results
Inflammation
Retinoids - Therapy, Side Effects, Experimental Results
Photobiology
Hair, Nail Disorders - Experimental Results
Miscellaneous - Experimental Results
Bullous Diseases
Acne - Sebum Studies
Melanoma
Miscellaneous - Case Presentations
Diagnostic Tools, Skin Models
Immunodeficiency, Kaposi Sarcoma
STD
Miscellaneous
Short Communications
Author Index.