Assessing severity

1. Spread of eczema

assessed according to the body surface rule; the sum of surfaces affected gives figure A

 

2. The 5 symptoms of eczema and dryness

are scored from 0 to 5.

 

Their sum gives figure B

 

3. Pruritus and sleep loss

are scored by asking the patient to rank their pruritus or difficulty sleeping on a scale of 0 to 10: the sum gives figure C.

 

 

The scorad is equal to A/5 +7B/2+C