[Severity scores for childhood psoriasis: A systematic literature review].

DISCUSSION: Severity scores are chiefly used by analogy with adults but without validation in the pediatric population. They do not consider pediatric specificities such as progression of BSA according to age, clinical aspect, clinical types, etc. Severity thresholds are rarely defined in children, whether in terms of clinical score or quality of life. This can constitute a limitation in terms of both prescription of systemic treatments and comparison between different studies. Our study demonstrates the need to validate severity and quality-of-life scores and to define child-specific thresholds. PMID: 31060749 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Annales de Dermatologie et de Cenereologie - May 3, 2019 Category: Dermatology Authors: Lavaud J, Mahé E Tags: Ann Dermatol Venereol Source Type: research