Authors: J. Lidaj 1; V. Hegyi 2; Ž. Nosková 1 Authors‘ workplace: Přírodně liečebné kúpele Smrdáky, vedúci Ing. Emil Drlička 1; Detská dermatovenerologická klinika LFUK Bratislava, vedúci doc. MUDr. Tibor Danilla, CSc. 2 Published in: Čes-slov Derm, 81, 2006, No. 3, p. 137-142 Category: Reviews (Continuing Medical Education)
Since publication of psoriasis treatment efficacy evaluation according to PASI (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, i.e. indicator of extent and severity of psoriasis) in the year 1978 the technical possibilities of skin lesions imaging have changed significantly. The digital photography improved, it is possible to measure the surface of lesions by computer, to evaluate the colour changes by colorimetry and to measure the skin thickness by ultrasonography. The higher is the quality of evaluation systems, the lower is their availability. In spite of that (or therefore) the evaluation of psoriasis by PASI remains the most convenient and the most used method in practice. It combines the theoretical knowledge and practical experience with a properly trained dermatologist eye.
Key words: psoriasis evaluation – PASI and variations – SPASI – NAPSI
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