Evaluation of the reliability of the Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity Index and the Cutaneous Assessment Tool-Binary Method in juvenile dermatomyositis among paediatric dermatologists, rheumatologists and neurologists.
Janice TiaoR FengE M BergerJ F BrandsemaC C CoughlinN KhanE A KichulaM A LermanS LvovichP J McMahonL G RiderA I RubinL V ScalziD M SmithA J TaxterJ R TreatR P WilliamsS W YumJ OkawaV P WerthPublished in: The British journal of dermatology (2017)
Our data confirm the reliability of the CDASI activity and damage scores and the CAT-BM activity scores when used by paediatric dermatologists and rheumatologists in assessing JDM. Significant variation existed in the paediatric neurologists' scores.