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To develop a practical, standardized disease severity scale for alopecia areata suitable for routine clinical use through an academic–industry collaboration.

August 30, 2021Journal of the American Academy of DermatologyOpen Access

Development of the alopecia areata scale for clinical use: Results of an academic–industry collaborative effort

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To develop a practical, standardized disease severity scale for alopecia areata suitable for routine clinical use through an academic–industry collaboration.
Academic and industry experts collaborated to design a disease severity instrument based on standard clinical practices.
The severity scale was anchored primarily to the anatomical extent of hair loss observed during patient evaluations.
The final severity scale successfully incorporated primary diagnostic and evaluative features used by expert clinicians.
The tool established a standardized framework to aid practitioners in consistently grading disease severity in routine practice.

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Collaborative development study reveals a clinician-focused disease severity scale for alopecia areata, highlighting standardized assessment anchored in hair loss extent.

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King et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8178752654bb436d17d7d https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2021.08.043

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Collaborative development study reveals a clinician-focused disease severity scale for alopecia areata, highlighting standardized assessment anchored in hair loss extent.

Development of the alopecia areata scale for clinical use: Results of an academic–industry collaborative effort

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Development of the alopecia areata scale for clinical use: Results of an academic–industry collaborative effort

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