Assessment of the American Academy of Dermatology diagnostic criteria for pediatric atopic dermatitis and modification into a checkbox form: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Diagnostic criteria for atopic dermatitis (AD) are limited in their performance and/or usability. The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) consensus criteria include hierarchical categories of disease features to improve these metrics but have not been validated. Our objective was to create and validate a checkbox form of the AAD consensus criteria in the pediatric population.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional study of 100 pediatric patients with AD (n = 58) and diseases in the differential diagnosis of AD (n = 42).

Results

Having three or more "Essential," ≥2 "Important," ≥1 "Associated" features of the AAD criteria was optimal for the diagnosis of AD in children. This combination was 91.4% (95% CI, 84.2%-98.6%) sensitive and 95.2% (88.8%-

SUBMITTER: Udkoff J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10627234 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature