Division of Evidence Based Medicine (dEBM), Department of Dermatology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, D-10117, Berlin, Germany.
Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, U.K.
Br J Dermatol. 2016 Jun;174(6):1351-8. doi: 10.1111/bjd.14419. Epub 2016 Apr 3.
In order to facilitate effective communication in dermatology, a clearly defined glossary with precise descriptions is essential. The International League of Dermatological Societies' (ILDS) 'Glossary of basic dermatology lesions' was first published in 1987. A quarter of a century later, the ILDS made the decision to revise and expand this nomenclature.
Revision and expansion of an international nomenclature for the description of cutaneous lesions.
The ILDS nominated a committee on nomenclature. Based on a review of the literature and major textbooks, the committee assembled a list of terms and definitions. National member societies of the ILDS were then invited to participate in a Delphi voting exercise (two rounds for basic descriptive terms, one round for additional terms). The committee reviewed and consolidated comments and consented the final version.
The revised and expanded version of the ILDS nomenclature includes 13 basic terms and over 100 additional descriptive terms. Forty-six and then 34 national member societies participated in the first and second voting rounds, respectively.
A unifying nomenclature is crucial for effective communication among dermatologists and those who care for skin diseases. The next step will be a roll-out programme to national member societies of the ILDS that will include translations into languages other than English and adaptations reflecting local circumstances.
为了促进皮肤科领域的有效沟通,清晰明确的术语表和精准的描述至关重要。国际皮肤科联盟(ILDS)于 1987 年首次发布了《基础皮肤病学病变术语表》。25 年后,ILDS 决定对该命名法进行修订和扩充。
修订和扩充用于描述皮肤损害的国际命名法。
ILDS 提名了一个命名法委员会。该委员会基于对文献和主要教科书的回顾,拟定了一份术语及其定义清单。然后邀请 ILDS 的国家成员协会参与德尔菲(Delphi)投票(基本描述性术语两轮,其他术语一轮)。委员会对评论进行了审查和整合,并达成了最终版本。
ILDS 命名法的修订和扩充版包括 13 个基本术语和 100 多个额外的描述性术语。先后有 46 个和 34 个国家成员协会参与了第一轮和第二轮投票。
统一的命名法对于皮肤科医生和皮肤病患者之间的有效沟通至关重要。下一步将是向 ILDS 的国家成员协会推出该命名法,包括将其翻译成英语以外的其他语言,并根据当地情况进行调整。