Standardizing serial photography for assessing and monitoring vitiligo: A core set of international recommendations for essential clinical and technical specifications
| Autor: | Nanja van Geel, John E. Harris, Leihong Flora Xiang, Indermeet Kohli, Marwa Abdallah, Henry W. Lim, Samia Esmat, Amit G. Pandya, Albert Wolkerstorfer, Iltefat H. Hamzavi, Jung Min Bae, Noufal Raboobee, Hee Young Kang, Reinhart Speeckaert, Alain Taieb, Mauro Picardo, Lynda Grine, Julien Seneschal, Marcel W. Bekkenk, Harvey Lui, Steven Thng Tien Guan |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Dermatology, AII - Inflammatory diseases |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Consensus Standardization Ultraviolet Rays assessment International Cooperation Vitiligo Translational research Dermatology Severity of Illness Index Translational Research Biomedical 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Outcome Assessment Health Care Photography Medicine Humans Medical physics skin and connective tissue diseases Lighting Skin Protocol (science) Core set Clinical Trials as Topic research integumentary system business.industry imaging Reproducibility of Results Reference Standards medicine.disease Clinical trial 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Practice Guidelines as Topic outcome business Standard operating procedure standardized |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 83(6), 1639-1646. Mosby Inc. |
| ISSN: | 1097-6787 0190-9622 |
| Popis: | Background Clinical photography is an important component of the initial assessment and follow-up of patients with vitiligo in clinical practice and research settings. Standardization of this photographic process is essential to achieve useful, high-quality, and comparable photographs over time. Objective The aim is to develop an international consensus for a core set of recommendations for standardized vitiligo clinical photography. Methods Based an international meeting of vitiligo experts, a standard operating procedure was developed for vitiligo photography in daily practice and research settings. This protocol was subsequently reviewed by 20 vitiligo experts until agreement was reached. Results The resulting protocol includes a set of 10 and 15 photographs for clinical practice and research purposes, respectively. The photographic series are based on anatomic units included in the Vitiligo Extent Score. Furthermore, graphic representations of standardized positioning and suggestions for guidelines to standardize the process (background color, lighting, position marking, scales, materials, instruments) for both color and ultraviolet photographs are described. Conclusions This consensus-based protocol for vitiligo photography will harmonize imaging for both clinical practice, translational research, and clinical trials. It can improve outcome assessment, foster multicenter collaboration, and promote better communication with patients regarding outcomes of treatment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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