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PPAD: A tool for presumption of atopic dermatitis
Author(s) -
MISERY Laurent,
ORTONNE JeanPaul,
CAMBAZARD Frédéric,
GUILLET Gérard,
THOMAS Luc,
LORETTE Gérard,
DUROSIER Vincent,
RAHHALI Nora,
AUGES Marie,
TAIEB Charles
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2011.01381.x
Subject(s) - atopic dermatitis , presumption , scorad , medicine , dermatology , disease , pathology , psoriasis , dermatology life quality index , political science , law
Although it is a frequent disease, atopic dermatitis is poorly recognised and therefore under‐diagnosed. The aim of this study was to define and validate a convenient tool allowing presumption of atopic dermatitis for non‐dermatologists. A 20‐item questionnaire (PPAD) and an 8‐item short version (PPAD‐S) were developed in French by a board of experts, then tested on outpatients presenting with atopic dermatitis or not. Diagnosis was confirmed by a dermatologist, who measured the severity of the disease by using SCORAD. PPAD and PPAD‐S proved to be efficient tools for presumption of atopic dermatitis, but not tools for diagnosis. Scores were correlated to the severity of the disease. PPAD and PPAD‐S can be considered useful tools for orientating patients with undiagnosed atopic dermatitis to a specialised consultation, all the more quickly since atopic dermatitis is severe.