Scoring systems in dermatology

Estimation of Calcidiol Level in Serum of Atopic Dermatitis Patients before and after NB-UVB Phototherapy in Comparison to Oral Vitamin D Therapy

“…Patients were kept off any topical treatment for AD apart from bland emollients for at least 2 weeks, and systemic treatment for at least 4 weeks prior to inclusion. After the signing of an informed consent by the parents/guardians, all included patients were subjected to history taking, physical examination and scoring of atopic dermatitis using the SCORAD index [15]. Skin lesions were photographed using Sony Cyber shot DSC-W570 Camera using the same settings for all patients.…”

Metabolic syndrome in patients with chronic plaque psoriatic disease: a case-control study from western Uttar Pradesh, India

“…Psoriasis area severity index (PASI) was also calculated. PASI was calculated as elucidated by Bhor U et al 7 Four sites of affection, the head (h), upper limb (u), trunk (t) and lower limbs (l), were separately scored by using three parameters, erythema (E), infiltration (I) and desquamation (D), each of which was graded on a severity scale of 0-4, where 0 = nil, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe and 4 = very severe. The area wise percentage involvement of the involved sites was calculated as: 1 ≤ 10% area; 2 = 10-29%; 3 = 30-49%; 4 = 50-69%; 5 = 70-89%; and 6 = more than 90%.…”

Psoriasis scoring and evaluation form- an innovative approach towards effective patient care

“…1 Increased awareness among people and easy availability of phototherapy units has increased the number of patients seeking treatment. Patients receiving phototherapy or immunosuppressive drugs are prone to develop side effects of these therapies, so it is important to have a careful watch on their laboratory parameters, therapeutic doses and adverse reactions like erythema reduction in blood counts.…”