Table 1.

Physician-reported disease severity measures in psoriasis.

ScaleClinical SignsDisease ExtentPruritusFunctional LimitationPsychosocial ImpactTreatment History
ErythemaIndurationScaling
Psoriasis Area and Severity Index5,7,8xxxx
Physician’s Global Static Assessment5,7,9xxx
Variation of Physician’s Static Global Assessment5,7,9xxx
Physician’s Dynamic Global Assessment5,7,9xxxx
Body Surface Area10,25x
NPF Psoriasis Score14,23xxxxx
Lattice System Physician’s Global Assessment7xxxx
Overall Lesion Assessment14xxx
Overall Lesion Severity Scale15,16xxx
Psoriasis Severity Index17xxx
Psoriasis Assessment Severity Score18,19xxxx
Simplified PASI20xxxx
Psoriasis Log-Based Area and Severity Index19,21xxxx
Psoriasis Exact Area and Severity Index19,21xxxx
Copenhagen Psoriasis Severity Index22xxx
Dermatology Index of Disease Severity*26xx
Salford Psoriasis Index24xxxxxx
Nail Psoriasis Severity Index13Nail involvement
  • * A general disease severity measure located in a psoriasis outcomes review25.