[The classics of Italian nephrology: the monograph ''Le nefropatie'' (Renal diseases) 1880-1946].
This paper, the first of the new feature ''The Classics of Italian Nephrology'', describes the monograph published in 1940 ''Le nefropatie. Manuale per i medici e studenti'' (Renal Diseases. Handbook for Doctors and Students). It was written by Adolfo Ferrata (1880-1946), who is remembered today for his important contributions to the advancement of hematology. The book, which has more than 400 pages and many illustrations, especially of pathologic anatomy, is the product of teamwork involving several pupils and coworkers of Ferrata. It describes all aspects of medical renal diseases known at the time, and from an historical viewpoint represents an interesting testimony of the nephrological practice in Italy in the 1940s.
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