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- Title
Inter-observer agreement on acne severity based on facial photographs.
- Authors
Beylot, C.; Chivot, M.; Faure, M.; Pawin, H.; Poli, F.; Revuz, J.; Auffret, N.; Moyse, D.; Dréno, B.
- Abstract
Background The three-grade acne classification (mild, moderate, severe) is widely used to define the licensed indications of acne treatments, and for therapeutic decision-making in clinical practice, but its reproducibility has never been assessed. Methods Ten photographs of facial acne were scored independently by eight experts using the three-grade acne classification. We conducted a descriptive analysis of the results, based on graphical representation of the scores for each photograph. Results Inter-observer agreement on acne severity based on the three-grade acne classification was very poor. Conclusion The classical three-grade acne classification is poorly reproducible. A new rating tool accompanied by a clinical description of each severity level would be extremely useful.
- Subjects
ACNE; SKIN disease treatment; SKIN diseases; DECISION making; CLINICAL medicine; DERMATOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology, 2010, Vol 24, Issue 2, p196
- ISSN
0926-9959
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03278.x