<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Psoriasis represents a chronic disease, with a prevalence of 0.91% to 8.5% worldwide. The clinical manifestations of the disease vary a lot from patient to patient and the response to treatment also varies a lot. Today, in spite of the drawbacks it has, PASI (Psoriasis Area Severity Index) represents one of the best tools used to evaluate the extent of the disease and the response to medication. One of the drawbacks of using this scoring system is considered to be the way a doctor has to calculate the result. In this study we offer, step by step, a possible solution to create an informatics tool that can offer the result of the score based on the inputs made by the doctor.</abstract>

Psoriasis represents a chronic disease, with a prevalence of 0.91% to 8.5% worldwide. The clinical manifestations of the disease vary a lot from patient to patient and the response to treatment also varies a lot. Today, in spite of the drawbacks it has, PASI (Psoriasis Area Severity Index) represents one of the best tools used to evaluate the extent of the disease and the response to medication. One of the drawbacks of using this scoring system is considered to be the way a doctor has to calculate the result. In this study we offer, step by step, a possible solution to create an informatics tool that can offer the result of the score based on the inputs made by the doctor.

Medical Informatics applied in psoriasis diagnosis and management

Faculty of Medicine, University “Ovidius” of Constanta

Faculty of Medicine, University “Ovidius” of Constanta University Street, No. 1, Campus B Constanta, Romania, phone: +40 721332068

ARS Medica Tomitana

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Psoriasis represents a chronic disease, with a prevalence of 0.91% to 8.5% worldwide. The clinical manifestations of the disease vary a lot from patient to...

Medical Informatics applied in psoriasis diagnosis and management

Published Online: Aug 19, 2016

Page range: 62 - 67

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/arsm-2016-0011

Keywords
psoriasis, PASI, informatics

© by S. Chirila

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Medical Informatics applied in psoriasis diagnosis and management

Published Online: Aug 19, 2016

Page range: 62 - 67

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/arsm-2016-0011

Keywordspsoriasis, PASI, informatics

© by S. Chirila

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
psoriasis, PASI, informatics