Validation of measurement scores for evaluating vascular anomaly skin lesions.

ABSTRACT: Vascular anomalies comprise a heterogeneous group of disorders caused by abnormal proliferation or development of vascular and/or lymphatic vessels. Vascular anomalies present with various symptoms and complications, but no standardized methods evaluate their severity, and to measure treatment outcomes is difficult. To assess the responsiveness of measurement scores for evaluating vascular anomaly skin lesions, we conducted a validation study to compare these measurement scores with patients' objective data. In this study, data were collected from treated and untreated patients. Skin lesions were photographed at baseline and after a follow-up period of 3-6 months. The volume of skin lesions, the degree of red or purple coloration, and color tone were measured objectively. Two external derm

SUBMITTER: Yasue S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8360112 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature