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Using the Localized Scleroderma Cutaneous Assessment Tool (LoSCAT) to classify morphoea by severity and identify clinically significant change.

N M TeskeHeidi T Jacobe
Published in: The British journal of dermatology (2019)
The LoSCAT can be used to classify patients with morphoea by disease severity, and identify clinically significant improvement in activity. What's already known about this topic? The Localized Scleroderma Cutaneous Assessment Tool (LoSCAT) is a clinical tool that separately quantifies disease activity and damage in morphoea, and prior studies have demonstrated validity and reliability. What does this study add? The LoSCAT can be used to classify patients with morphoea by disease severity into mild, moderate and severe groups, and to identify clinically significant improvement in disease activity in patients with morphoea. The LoSCAT may be limited in its ability to detect clinically significant changes in disease damage.
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