Modasia Khushboo H, Kaliyadan Feroze
Department of Dermatology, NAMO Medical College and Research Institute, Sivassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, India.
Department of Dermatology, Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Ernakulam, Kerala, India.
Indian Dermatol Online J. 2022 Mar 3;13(2):190-198. doi: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_636_21. eCollection 2022 Mar-Apr.
Innumerable scoring systems have been introduced to measure the disease severity of various dermatological conditions. The development of such scores has proved to be beneficial to assess disease progression and treatment effectiveness in the context of dermatological research. However, these scoring systems tend to be time consuming, monotonous, and hence often difficult to use during overburdened routine clinical consultations, especially when it is in the form of a paper-based system. Many of the scoring systems are now available in the digital form, such as smart phone apps. This aids to calculate effortlessly and reduces human errors associated with paper-based formats. Various calculators like Psoriasis Area Severity Index calculators, Severity Scoring Of Atopic Dermatitis, and Melasma Area Severity Index have been introduced in the digital format for a quicker, efficient quality of work and uncomplicated data storage. This review highlights and discusses some of the digital tools available at present for severity scoring in dermatology.
为衡量各种皮肤病的疾病严重程度,人们引入了无数种评分系统。事实证明,此类评分系统的开发有助于在皮肤病研究中评估疾病进展和治疗效果。然而,这些评分系统往往耗时、单调,因此在繁忙的常规临床会诊中常常难以使用,尤其是在它以纸质系统的形式存在时。现在许多评分系统都有数字形式,比如智能手机应用程序。这有助于轻松计算,并减少与纸质格式相关的人为错误。各种计算器,如银屑病面积严重指数计算器、特应性皮炎严重程度评分器和黄褐斑面积严重指数计算器,已以数字形式推出,以实现更快、更高效的工作质量和简单的数据存储。这篇综述重点介绍并讨论了目前皮肤科用于严重程度评分的一些数字工具。