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. 2023 Dec 15;36(1):9–17. doi: 10.5021/ad.23.090

Table 7. Severity assessment of hidradenitis suppurativa (2018).

Score per category Number of areas involved* Number of ILOFs Number of fistulas Number of new/flared boils in past 4 weeks NRS of pain (0–10)
0 0 0 0 0 0–1
1 1–2 1–4 1–2 1–2 2–4
2 3–4 5–9 3 3–4 5–6
3 ≥5 ≥10 ≥4 ≥5 ≥7

ILOF: inflammatory lesions, other than fistulas, NRS: numeric rating scales.

*Areas: Rt/Lt axilla, Rt/Lt submammary, intermammary/chest, abdominal, mons pubis, Rt/Lt groin left, genital, perianal, Rt/Lt gluteal, and others.