Comparison of FEDESI and SCORFAD scoring systems for the evaluation of skin lesions in allergic cats

Abstract

Only improvement percentage of FeDESI and SCORFAD scores seem to correlate well. SCORFAD is the only scoring system to have been validated, although it seems to correlate less with pruritus and may be more difficult to use than FeDESI. The latter could thus be more appropriate for use, but further studies are needed especially in regard to its validation.

A cream containing omega‐3‐fatty acids, humectants and emollients as an aid in the treatment of equine Culicoides hypersensitivity

“…Although in the validation trials for those scores, there was a correlation between lesions and pruritus, there are allergic individuals that itch yet do not show lesions. This is further supported by studies in cats and dogs that describe only a poor correlation between lesions and pruritus . In the present study, clinical lesions clearly and prominently responded to treatment in many horses, whereas pruritus was not significantly altered.…”

Subcutaneous administration of ciclosporin in 11 allergic cats – a pilot open‐label uncontrolled clinical trial

“…To date, SCORFAD (scoring feline allergic dermatitis) is the only validated scoring system used in cats . We used a modified FeDESI because SCORFAD was not available at the time of this study.…”

Development and validation of a questionnaire to evaluate the Quality of Life of cats with skin disease and their owners, and its use in 185 cats with skin disease

“…On the one hand, as for dogs with allergic disease, objective scoring tools have been described to evaluate the severity of skin lesions in feline allergic dermatitis, such as the FeDESI and the SCORFAD . Of these, only the latter was validated, although in a comparative study the former was considered to correlate better with pruritus . On the other hand, no tool for the evaluation of pruritus has been developed specifically for cats and investigators usually adopt the canine VAS for cats …”

“…[15][16][17] Of these, only the latter was validated, although in a comparative study the former was considered to correlate better with pruritus. 21 On the other hand, no tool for the evaluation of pruritus has been developed specifically for cats and investigators usually adopt the canine VAS for cats. 18 In this study QoL scores showed a moderate and significant correlation with pruritus, but did not correlate with FeDESI or to SCORFAD.…”