The Correspondence department of the Archives is meant to provide a forum for exchange of ideas about cutaneous medicine and surgery, and is divided into two sections. The COMMENTS AND OPINIONS section is intended for responses to articles previously published in the journal or for comments on philosophic and practical issues pertaining to dermatology. If an Archives article is discussed, the letter should contain this reference and be received within two months of the article's publication. The VIGNETTES section contains ministudies, very short case reports, rapid publications, and preliminary observations that lack the data to qualify as full journal articles.We encourage submission oflettersfor publication in the Correspondence section. Acceptance is contingent on editorial review and space available. Correspondence should be double-spaced, submitted in triplicate, and be clearly marked "for publication. " Correspondence should not exceed 500 words, contain more than five references and two figures, and must include a copyright transfer statement (see Instructions for Authors)