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Hone Johnson (Rotorua) made substantial contributions. He revised and corrected the text and captions, correcting all too numerous orthographic innovations.
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Most of the histological slides were prepared in the dermatopathology laboratories of the Auckland District Health Board (New Zealand), Skin Institute (New Zealand), Clinica Ricardo Palma (Peru), and the Mount Sinai Medical Center (USA). We particularly wish to acknowledge the quality manager and histotechnologist at the Skin Institute, Colleen Bauckham, QMLT (Auckland) for her help in locating slides, and patient details.
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The nursing staff at the Skin Institute helped organize the material and facilitated the process of patient consent. A special thanks to Priscilla Edgecombe-Macduff, RN for her help in creating a clinical environment in which high-quality care and innovation are achievable. Such an environment is essential and frequently overlooked.
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We thank the patients who kindly consented for their photographs to appear in the book.