WHAT IS PASI

A patient's Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) is a measure of overall psoriasis severity and coverage. It is a commonly-used measure in clinical trials for psoriasis treatments. Typically, the PASI would be calculated before, during, and after a treatment period in order to determine how well psoriasis responds to the treatment under test.   More...

 
PASI CALCULATION: OVERVIEW
An overview of steps necessary to calculate the PASI score. Includes calculating skin involvement area and assigning grades ... More

 
BSA CALCULATION
A guide to calculating BSA (Body Surface Area) by palm and eyeball methods. BSA calculation done by 4 separate ... More

 
ERYTHEMA, INDURATION, SCALING
An exercised aimed to practice the skill of assigning correct grades for erythema, induration and scaling of psoriasis lesions ... More

Dermatology Life Quality Index

Developed in 1994, was the first dermatology-specific Quality of Life instrument. It is a simple 10-question..
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PASI Score Calculator
Use our online PASI Calculator to to calculate the PASI score for your patients.


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