Comparison of methods for assessing acne severity
- Authors: Aliyev A.S.1, Mukhamedov B.I.2, Koldarova E.V.3, Tashkenbaeva U.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Tashkent Medical Academy
- Tashkent State Dental Institute
- Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan
- Issue: Vol 98, No 3 (2022)
- Pages: 61-69
- Section: GUIDELINES FOR PRACTITIONERS
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0042-4609/article/view/117609
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.25208/vdv1311
- ID: 117609
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Abstract
Background. Given today's standards of care, assessing the severity of acne is very important to the practicing dermatologist. Currently, there are many methods for assessing the severity of acne, however, there is no single generally accepted method of assessment that would satisfy the needs of the practitioner and the specialist researcher.
Aims. The purpose of our study was to compare the two most commonly used methods for assessing the severity of acne — the Global Acne Grading System (GAGS) and the Dermatological Acne Index (DIA) in order to select the most appropriate one for use in the daily practice of a dermatologist.
Materials and methods. The study included 64 patients with acne who applied for an appointment with dermatologists at the consultative polyclinic of the Republican Dermovenereological Clinical Hospital for the period March — June 2019. Of these, there were 26 men and 38 women — 40.6% and 59.4%. All patients were assessed for the severity of acne by two methods GAGS and DIA by three researchers — dermatologists.
Results. In the course of the study, both among men and women, the vast majority of patients with acne were between the ages of 18 and 25 years. When examining patients using the GAGS index, 46.8% of patients were observed with mild severity, 39.1% with moderate and 14.1% with severe acne, with a significant difference only in severe acne between men and women (p < 0.05). When assessing GAGS, more patients were observed with mild severity, and when assessing DIA, moderate severity. There was a good correlation (0.914) between the scores of the two acne severity scales.
Conclusions. Considering that both methods for assessing the severity of acne showed approximately the same results, the method for assessing acne according to the DIA scale, due to the shorter time spent for its implementation, can be used in the daily practice of a dermatologist.
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Aziz Sh. Aliyev
Tashkent Medical Academy
Author for correspondence.
Email: dr.aziz.1982828282@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4872-3649
SPIN-code: 6678-2162
Assistant lecturer
Uzbekistan, Farobiy str., 2, 100109, TashkentBakhrambek I. Mukhamedov
Tashkent State Dental Institute
Email: mukhamedov69@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7230-5183
SPIN-code: 8341-0974
MD, Cand. Sci. (Med.), assistant professor
Uzbekistan, Tarakkiyot str., 103, 100047, TashkentEvelina V. Koldarova
Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Email: koldarova7@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9450-4004
SPIN-code: 5792-6185
junior research associate
Uzbekistan, Farobiy str., 3A, 100102, TashkentUmida A. Tashkenbaeva
Tashkent Medical Academy
Email: umida.tashkenbaeva@tma.uz
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5854-5271
SPIN-code: 7902-5210
MD, Dr. Sci (Med.), associate professor
Uzbekistan, Farobiy str., 2, 100109, TashkentReferences
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