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This work presents a bibliographic review of the silver scurf disease and its causal agent Helminthosporium solani (Dur. & Mont.) in potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.). The disease has a worldwide distribution and for at least 15 year it has acquired increasing importance as a limiting factor in the production of these tubers. The review shows the economic importance of the disease, its detection on tubers as well as in the soil, and its isolation procedures. It also explains the life cycle of H. solani, which is not completely known yet. It also discusses the possibilities for controlling silver scurf by the use of fungicides, tillage and cultivation methods in the field, storage management, the use of antagonists, and through the breeding of new cultivars. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]