Autoimmunization and the Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias.

Abstract

Comparison is inevitable with part 2 of<i>The Haemolytic Anaemias: The Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemias</i>, 1962, by John Dacie which, as they say in show biz, is a tough act to follow. Dacie brought to his task the long experience of a gifted and methodical hematologist. By virtue of scholarly discipline, Dacie accomplished a superb analysis and synthesis of his material; in no sense is his book the usual "review of the literature," a collage assembled with scisssors and paste from a collection of reprints. And, finally, Dacie writes well. In my opinion<i>The Haemolytic</i><i>Anaemias</i>is the best hematologic book that has ever been published. Pirofsky covers much the same ground. To say that Pirofsky has not come up to Dacie is not a harsh judgment. But it is a fair one. Pirofsky's book has much to offer. It is large, with 10-inch pages set in two columns, therefore twice