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. 2019 Apr 12;9(4):159. doi: 10.3390/ani9040159

Table 2.

Scoring criteria for lesions [19].

Lesion Score Description Scoring Criteria
0 None No lesion in the specified body area, or there are only severity Score 1 lesions of less than the minimum qualifying size of 4 cm2.
1 Superficial or healed lesion Superficial or healed lesion, including hairless skin, which may be pale pink if partially broken, scabs or scar tissue, greater than 4 cm2.
2 Open lesion Lesions where the skin and immediate subcutaneous layers are broken, including visible red tissue, dried or fresh blood, granulation tissue, lesions showing pus or lesions which appear moist due to fluids seeping from the skin.
3 Deep lesion Lesions deep enough to show muscle, tendon, or bone.