For the purposes of clinical trials, and in clinical practice, it is useful to have an objective and reproducible measure of severity of atopic dermatitis. Since there are no labs that can capture itchiness, scaliness or general impact on quality of life, clinicians must rely on more subjective measures. Currently there are more than 60 tools to assess various symptoms and characteristics of disease, but they vary widely and it is not clear which one is best to use.
A recent study reviewed the most commonly...Read More