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The article presents an introduction to a series of papers that were presented at the First Congress of the International Society of Tropical Dermatology, which was held in Naples, Italy, from June 8 to 13, 1964. They include "Considerations Sur Le Traitement De La Lèpre," "The Treatment of Leprosy With a New Long-Acting Sulfonamide," "The Value of the Lepromin Reaction in Leprosy and Its Relation to the Kveim Reaction in Sarcoidosis," and "Electron Microscopy of Leprosy Lesions."

Information about several papers discussed at the Second World Congress of the International Society of Tropical Dermatology held in Kyoto, Japan on August 15-20, 1969 is presented. The symposium featured Dr. R. J. W. Rees, Professor Y. Privat and Dr. G. H. V. Clarke. The topics offered include pigmentation and dyschromia peculiar to the tropics, and mycobacterial infections.