TY - JOUR
T1 - A new classification system for grading the severity of onychomycosis
T2 - Onychomycosis severity index
AU - Carney, Caitlin
AU - Tosti, Antonella
AU - Daniel, Ralph
AU - Scher, Richard
AU - Rich, Phoebe
AU - DeCoster, Jamie
AU - Elewski, Boni
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - Objective: To establish and validate a new system to define the severity of onychomycosis. The Onychomycosis Severity Index (OSI) score is obtained by multiplying the score for the area of involvement (range, 0-5) by the score for the proximity of disease to the matrix (range, 1-5). Ten points are added for the presence of a longitudinal streak or a patch (dermatophytoma) or for greater than 2 mm of subungual hyperkeratosis. Mild onychomycosis corresponds to a score of 1 through 5; moderate, 6 through 15; and severe, 16 through 35. Design: Consensus conference. Setting: Teleconference. Participants: The consensus group included 5 dermatologists, 1 dermatology resident with an interest in nail disorders, and a statistician. The meetings were held by closed teleconference. Main Outcome Measures: Index reliability. Results: The reliability of the OSI system was assessed in 2 steps. The first assessment included 37 dermatologists who scored 8 photographs of onychomycosis after being taught how to use the OSI. The scoring system showed very high reliability (Cronbach α = 0.99 and intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = 0.95). The second assessment entailed evaluation of 49 nails by 3 dermatologists, including an expert in the OSI. This assessment was conducted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and at the Oregon Dermatology and Research Center, Portland. The scoring system showed very high reliabilities at both sites (Cronbach α = 0.99 and ICC = 0.96 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Cronbach α = 0.98 and ICC = 0.93 at the Oregon Dermatology and Research Center). Conclusion: The OSI is a new, simple, objective, reproducible numeric system to grade the severity of onychomycosis.
AB - Objective: To establish and validate a new system to define the severity of onychomycosis. The Onychomycosis Severity Index (OSI) score is obtained by multiplying the score for the area of involvement (range, 0-5) by the score for the proximity of disease to the matrix (range, 1-5). Ten points are added for the presence of a longitudinal streak or a patch (dermatophytoma) or for greater than 2 mm of subungual hyperkeratosis. Mild onychomycosis corresponds to a score of 1 through 5; moderate, 6 through 15; and severe, 16 through 35. Design: Consensus conference. Setting: Teleconference. Participants: The consensus group included 5 dermatologists, 1 dermatology resident with an interest in nail disorders, and a statistician. The meetings were held by closed teleconference. Main Outcome Measures: Index reliability. Results: The reliability of the OSI system was assessed in 2 steps. The first assessment included 37 dermatologists who scored 8 photographs of onychomycosis after being taught how to use the OSI. The scoring system showed very high reliability (Cronbach α = 0.99 and intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = 0.95). The second assessment entailed evaluation of 49 nails by 3 dermatologists, including an expert in the OSI. This assessment was conducted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and at the Oregon Dermatology and Research Center, Portland. The scoring system showed very high reliabilities at both sites (Cronbach α = 0.99 and ICC = 0.96 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Cronbach α = 0.98 and ICC = 0.93 at the Oregon Dermatology and Research Center). Conclusion: The OSI is a new, simple, objective, reproducible numeric system to grade the severity of onychomycosis.
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U2 - 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.267
DO - 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.267
M3 - Article
C2 - 22106113
AN - SCOPUS:81855190667
SN - 0003-987X
VL - 147
SP - 1277
EP - 1282
JO - Archives of Dermatology
JF - Archives of Dermatology
IS - 11
ER -