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The Eczema Area and Severity Index – a practical guide

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Hanifin, Jon M., Baghoomian, Wenelia, Grinich, Erin, Leshem, Yael A., Jacobson, Michael, Simpson, Eric Lawrence·2022·Dermatitis

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ABSTRACT: Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that affects approximately 18 million people in the United States. Assessing the extent and severity of atopic dermatitis is critical for determining baseline disease burden and treatment effectiveness for both investigators and clinicians. Considerable efforts over the past several decades have been made in developing a highly validated instrument called the Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI). Although several guides exist for the EASI, questions continue to arise regarding its use and interpretation. This review was developed to serve as the definitive guide for the EASI and to address commonly asked questions.

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  • Erythema is frequently underestimated and may appear more violaceous and grey in individuals with darker skin tone.

    “For example, erythema, a common marker of inflammation, is frequently underestimated and may appear more violaceous and grey in individuals with darker skin tone.72,73”

    From Assessing the performance of artificial intelligence models in evaluating inflammatory skin disease severity: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2025) · cites this paper as [72]

    The “Tips for Assessing Erythema” section says that underestimating inflammation in darker skin is a common pitfall and that erythema may appear more violaceous than pink. It does not describe erythema as grey. No page number is available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Hanifin, J. M., Baghoomian, W., Grinich, E., Leshem, Y. A., Jacobson, M., & Simpson, E. L.
Affiliations
  • Oregon Health & Science University (US)
  • Tel Aviv University (IL)
Corresponding author
  • Hanifin, Jon M.
  • Baghoomian, Wenelia
  • Grinich, Erin
  • Jacobson, Michael
  • Simpson, Eric Lawrence
Venue
Dermatitis
Published
2022-05
Volume
33
Issue
3
Pages
187-192
ISSN
  • 1710-3568 (ISSN-L)
  • 2162-5220
OpenAlex
W4280586178
Cited by
213
References
12
Citations by year
2026: 57 · 2025: 67 · 2024: 64 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 2
FWCI
38.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc-nd
Locations
  • Dermatitis (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Asthma and respiratory diseases
Keywords
Eczema Area and Severity Index, atopic dermatitis, disease severity assessment, disease burden, patient-reported outcome measures
MeSH terms
Dermatitis, Atopic, Eczema, Humans, Severity of Illness Index, Treatment Outcome

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