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. 2019 Oct 31;31(6):654–661. doi: 10.5021/ad.2019.31.6.654

Table 4. Consensus Expert Recommendations on treatment-refractory and recurrent AD.

Recommendations Agreement (%)
Treatment-refractory AD is defined as an AD who failed to reach to EASI50 after 3 months of appropriate treatment. 94.1
If pruritus NRS scales does not reach below NRS 4 after 3 months of appropriate treatment are defined as treatment-refractory AD patients. 70.6
If DLQI score does not decrease below DLQI 6 after 3 months of appropriate treatment are defined as treatment-refractory AD patients. 70.6
Recurrent AD is defined as an AD who developed at least moderate severity of AD lesions within 3 months after cessation of appropriate treatment. 94.1

AD: atopic dermatitis, EASI: eczema area and severity index, NRS: numerical rating scale, DLQI: dermatology life quality index.