Abstract
Although skin is the largest organ of the body, there are no standardized reproducible methods for assessing severity of many skin diseases. Due to lack of consensus, methods of assessment and inexistence of precise scoring system, there is no application for vitiligo estimation in real practice. In this paper the author describes VETI score as a new treatment evaluation criteria and severity assessment method for vitiligo. This new tool, as does the PASI score in psoriasis, may be able to produce a constant and reproducible number and to help clinical research on vitiligo patients. Additionally it has a potential to be a source of any computed application for researchers working on vitiligo patients.
Highlights
Skin is the largest organ of the body there are no standardized reproducible methods for assessing skin function or severity of skin disease [1]
Vitiligo is an acquired depigmentary disorder characterized by the loss of functioning epidermal melanocytes
Vitiligo is an acquired depigmentary disorder characterized by the loss of functioning epidermal melanocytes [12] and affects more than 0.5–1% of the worldwide population with devastating psychological and social consequences [13,14]
Summary
Skin is the largest organ of the body there are no standardized reproducible methods for assessing skin function or severity of skin disease [1]. In this paper the author describes VETI score as a new treatment evaluation criteria and severity assessment method for vitiligo. This new tool, as does the PASI score in psoriasis, may be able to produce a constant and reproducible number and to help clinical research on vitiligo patients.
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