Clinical Validation of the Updated Korean Atopic Dermatitis Diagnostic Criteria in a Hospital Setting in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease whose diagnosis relies on clinical presentation and history due to the absence of definitive diagnostic tests or biomarkers. The Korean Atopic Dermatitis Association (KADA) recently updated its diagnostic criteria to enhance accuracy and applicability.

Objective

This study validates the updated KADA criteria by assessing their diagnostic performance in a clinical setting and comparing them with the previous KADA and Japanese Dermatological Association (JDA) criteria.

Methods

A multicenter, cross-sectional study was conducted with 231 AD patients and 81 non-AD controls. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), Youden's index, and error rate

SUBMITTER: Yoo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12505368 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature