Quantification of the extent and the severity of atopic dermatitis: the ADASI score

Parametric Modeling of Narrowband UV-B Phototherapy for Vitiligo Using a Novel Quantitative Tool

“…A more objective technique might involve the use of standardized grids to measure areas marked out on the skin as is done with the ADASI score. 16 In addition, studies have used digital technology to quantify the extent of depigmentation. 13,17 However, these techniques are tedious and difficult to perform in studies with large numbers of patients.…”

Quantifying Skin Disease Burden in Mycosis Fungoides–Type Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas

“…Several assessment tools exist for the quantification of inflammatory dermatologic disease, including the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, 1 Severity Scoring of Atopic Dermatitis, 2 and Atopic Dermatitis and Severity Index. 3,4 The ability to assess disease by area of involvement is one of the most important aspects of these measures, but objectiveness is lacking in all but the Atopic Dermatitis and Severity Index. The other methods assess percentage total body surface area (%TBSA) in a more subjective manner based on "the rule of 9s," visual estimates, comparison with body sites of known area (eg, the palm is 1%), or a combination of these.…”

The Dyshidrotic Eczema Area and Severity Index – A Score Developed for the Assessment of Dyshidrotic Eczema

“…But none of rating and scoring parameters of the SCORAD would allow an adequate evaluation of dyshidrotic eczema; not even the list of severity items (erythema, oedema/papulation, oozing/crusts, excoriations, lichenification and dryness) would be appropriate, as the morphology of dyshidrotic eczema differs from atopic eczema lesions. Some former scoring systems for atopic eczema are more simple, but most of them also consider clinical parameters, which do not have the same relevance or are absent in dyshidrotic eczema, like oedema, lichenification, dryness or excoriation [14, 15]or the assessment concerning lesional severity items is too global [16, 17, 18]. Thus, it makes no sense to fall back upon one of these experienced atopic aczema scores to assess dyshidrotic eczema.…”