HiSCR (Hidradenitis Suppurativa Clinical Response)
HiSCR (Kimball 2014): a hidradenitis-suppurativa responder shows ≥ 50% reduction in abscess + inflammatory-nodule count with no increase in abscesses or draining fistulas.
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Example
- Baseline abscess count
- 2
- Baseline inflammatory nodule count
- 6
- Baseline draining-fistula count
- 1
- Current abscess count
- 1
- Current inflammatory nodule count
- 2
- Current draining-fistula count
- 1
Result: HiSCR achieved — 62.5% AN reduction with no increase in abscesses or draining fistulas.
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What the result means
- Achieved
- >= 50% reduction in abscess + nodule count, with no increase in abscesses or draining fistulas.
- Not achieved
- One or more conditions unmet. A response endpoint, not a treatment order.
What you enter
- Baseline abscess count
- Baseline inflammatory nodule count
- Baseline draining-fistula count
- Current abscess count
- Current inflammatory nodule count
- Current draining-fistula count
How this is calculated
Kimball AB, Jemec GBE, Yang M, et al. Assessing the validity, responsiveness and meaningfulness of the Hidradenitis Suppurativa Clinical Response (HiSCR). Br J Dermatol. 2014;171(6):1434-1442. Read the source ↗
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