Description

The clinical appearance of perianal skin can be graded according to its severity.


Exam: perianal skin

 

Clinical Appearance

Stage

normal

0

erythema, inflammation

1

lichenification

2

erosions and ulcerations

3

 

where:

• Each finding may range from mild to severe.

• Each finding may vary in its extent from localized to diffuse.


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