Diagnostic Criteria Map

Diagnostic criteria have been developed for many skin diseases, but it can be difficult to find the ‘what’, ‘when’, ‘how’ and the research which underlies this. Our mapping project provides a panoramic view of diagnostic criteria in dermatology and the evidence-based methods used to generate them.

For further information please view the published research paper and accompanying infographic. If you use this resouce please cite the research paper as well as this webpage.

The map is based on a PubMed Search conducted July 2021.

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Diagnostic Criteria Repository
Disease areaSkin diseaseAuthorLinkValidation
Autoimmune Adamantiades-Behçet's disease (ABD) Meo et al. (2013) doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.113936 Yes
Autoimmune Autoimmune Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Konstantinou et al. (2013) doi.org/10.1111/all.12056 No
Autoimmune Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type 1 (APS-1) Melioni et al. (2008) doi.org/10.1210/jc.2008-0935 No
Autoimmune Behcet's disease Dervis et al. (2005) doi.org/10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00760.x Yes
Autoimmune Behcet's disease Ferraz et al. (1995) doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/34.10.932 Yes
Autoimmune Behcet's disease Kalkan et al. (2009) doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03256.x No
Autoimmune Behcet's disease Kurt et al. (2022) doi.org/10.1007/s00296-020-04777-0 Yes
Autoimmune Behcet's syndrome Tunc et al. (2001) europepmc.org/article/med/11760398 No
Autoimmune Bullous Pemphigoid Chaidemenos et al. (1998) doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-4362.1998.00271.x No
Autoimmune Dermatomyositis Troyanov et al. (2014) doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000000222 No
Autoimmune Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita (EBA) Prost-Squarcioni (2018) doi.org/10.1111/bjd.16138 No
Autoimmune Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita (EBA) Yamagami (2018) doi.org/10.1111/bjd.16440 No
Autoimmune Inherited Epidermolysis Bullosa Intong et al. (2012) doi.org/10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.03.012 No
Autoimmune Localized scleroderma Asano et al. (2018) doi.org/10.1111/1346-8138.14161 No
Autoimmune Mixed Connective Tissue Disease John et al. (2020) doi.org/10.1155/2020/9692030 Yes
Autoimmune Mixed Connective Tissue Disease Tanaka et al. (2021) doi.org/10.1080/14397595.2019.1709944 No
Autoimmune Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid Chan et al. (2002) doi.org/10.1001/archderm.138.3.370 No
Autoimmune Pemphigoid Meijer et al. (2019) doi.org/10.1001%2Fjamadermatol.2018.4390 No
Autoimmune Pemphigus Herpetiformis Costa et al. (2019) doi.org/10.1111/ijd.14395 No
Autoimmune Schnitzler syndrome Gusdorf et al. (2017) doi.org/10.1111/all.13035 No
Autoimmune Systemic sclerosis Asano et al. (2018) doi.org/10.1111/1346-8138.14162 No
Autoimmune Systemic sclerosis Avouac et al. (2010) ard.bmj.com/content/70/3/476 No
Autoimmune Systemic sclerosis Hoogen et al. (2013) doi.org/10.1002/art.38098 No
Autoimmune Systemic sclerosis Hudson et al. (2010) doi.org/10.1097/md.0b013e3181dde28d No
Autoimmune Systemic sclerosis Leroy and Medsger (2001) www.jrheum.org/content/28/7/1573 No
Autoimmune Systemic sclerosis Nadashkevich et al. (2004)  www.medscimonit.com/abstract/index/idArt/11813 No
Cancer Actinic Cheilitis and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip Lupu et al. (2020) doi.org/10.3390/jcm9061987 No
Cancer Actinic Keratosis Mota et al. (2020) doi.org/10.1111/srt.12890 No
Cancer Carcinoma cunniculatum Kunc et al. (2019) doi.org/10.1097/dad.0000000000001457 No
Cancer Dedifferentiated and Undifferentiated Melanomas Agaimy et al. (2021) doi.org/10.1097/pas.0000000000001645 No
Cancer Differentiated Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Vulvar Aberrant Maturation Heller et al. (2021) doi.org/10.1097/lgt.0000000000000572 No
Cancer Generalized eruptive keratoacanthoma Nofal et al. (2014) doi.org/10.1111/jdv.12226 No
Cancer Generalized eruptive keratoacanthoma of Grzybowski Nofal et al. (2013) doi.org/10.1111/ced.12178 No
Cancer Lentigo Maligna Costa-Silva et al. (2018) doi.org/10.5826/dpc.0803a10 No
Cancer Paraneoplastic Pemphigus Svoboda et al. (2021) doi.org/10.1111/cup.14004 No
Cancer Primary cutaneous aggressive epidermotropic CD8+ T-cell lymphoma Nofal et al. (2012) doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2011.07.043 No
Cancer Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma and pseudolymphoma R Willemze et al. (1997) doi.org/10.1182/blood.V90.1.354 No
Granulomatous and infiltrative Cutaneous Mastocytosis Valent et al. (2001) doi.org/10.1016/s0145-2126(01)00038-8 No
Granulomatous and infiltrative Dercum's disease Hansson et al. (2012) doi.org/10.1186/1750-1172-7-23 No
Granulomatous and infiltrative Lichen myxedematosus Nofal et al. (2016) doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.174040 No
Granulomatous and infiltrative Lichen myxedematosus Nofal et al. (2017) doi.org/10.1111/ijd.13437 Yes
Granulomatous and infiltrative Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma Nelson et al. (2020) doi.org/10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.4221 No
Granulomatous and infiltrative Nodular Mucinosis Fernandez-Figueras et al. (2014) doi.org/10.1159/000364859 No
Infectious Erythema migrans Boer et al. (2007) doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.07918.x No
Infectious Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome Chuh et al. (2001) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11579787/ No
Infectious Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome Chuh et al. (2004) doi.org/10.1111/j.0736-8046.2004.21503.x Yes
Infectious Non-dermatophytic onychomycosis Bombace et al. (2016) doi.org/10.1111/myc.12504 No
Infectious Pityriasis rosea Chuh et al. (2003) doi.org/10.1046/j.1468-3083.2003.00519_4.x Yes
Infectious Pityriasis rosea Zawar et al. (2013) doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.119950 Yes
Infectious Subacute necrotizing fasciitis Wong et al. (2006) doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2005.08.018 No
Infectious Verrucae Vulgaris Young et al. (1998) doi.org/10.1001/archderm.134.12.1586 Yes
Inflammaory - oral Angina bullosa haemorrhagica Ordioni et al. (2019) doi.org/10.1016/j.ijom.2018.06.015 No
Inflammaory - oral Chronic Ulcerative Stomatitis Azzi et al. (2019) doi.org/10.1111/odi.13001 No
Inflammaory - oral Oral Lichen Planus Hiremath et al. (2015) doi.org/10.5146/tjpath.2014.01285 No
Inflammaory - oral Oral Lichen Planus Rad et al. (2009) doi.org/10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.02.020 No
Inflammaory - oral Oral Lichen Planus Van Der Meij et al. (2003) doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0714.2003.00125.x No
Inflammaory - oral Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis Baccaglini et al. (2012) doi.org/10.1111/jop.12015 Yes
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Brenninkmeijer et al. (2008) doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08412.x No
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Chalmers et al. (2006) doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07606.x Yes
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis De et al. (2006) doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01664.x Yes
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Firooz et al. (1999) doi.org/10.1001/archderm.135.5.514 Yes
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Gu et al.(2001) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11531832/ Yes
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Lahouel et al. (2020) doi.org/10.1111/ijd.14985 No
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Reynolds et al. (2020) doi.org/10.36849/Jdd.2020.4737 No
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Saeki et al. (2010) doi.org/10.1016/j.jdermsci.2009.04.004 Yes
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Vakharia et al. (2017) doi.org/10.1007/s40257-017-0299-4 Yes
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Wanitphakdeedecha et al. (2007) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18035800/ Yes
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Williams et al. (1994) doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1994.tb08532.x Yes
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Williams et al. (1994) doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1994.tb08530.x No
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Williams et al. (1994) doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1994.tb08531.x Yes
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Williams et al. (1996) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8776351/ Yes
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Endre et al. (2022) doi.org/10.1111/bjd.19831 Yes
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Popescu et al. (2002) doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02121.x Yes
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Russell et al. (2001) doi.org/10.1046/j.0022-202x.2001.01579.x Yes
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Saeki et al. (2007) doi.org/10.1016/j.jdermsci.2007.04.006 Yes
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Benn et al. (2003) doi.org/10.1080/00015550310006563 No
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Cheng et al. (2019) doi.org/10.1111/jdv.15979 No
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Guo et al. (2019) doi.org/10.1111/jdv.15618 No
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Lee et al. (2016) doi.org/10.4168/aair.2016.8.3.230 No
Inflammatory - AD Atopic Dermatitis Wisuthsarewong et al. (2004) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15822547/ No
Inflammatory - hair Atrichia with papular lesions Yip et al. (2008) doi.org/10.2340/00015555-0466 No
Inflammatory - hair Atrichia with papular lesions Zlotogorski et al. (2002) doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1747.2001.01767.x No
Inflammatory - hair Female Androgenic Alopecia (FAGA) Rakowska et al. (2009) doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.58555 No
Inflammatory - hair Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Tolkachjov et al. (2018) doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2017.09.027 No
Inflammatory - hair Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Vano-Galvan et al. (2018) doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2017.08.062 No
Inflammatory - hypersensitivity/reaction Acute localised exanthematous pustulosis Ryder et al. (2017) doi.org/10.1111/ajd.12734 No
Inflammatory - hypersensitivity/reaction Erythema papulatum centrifugum (EPC) Zhang et al. (2019) doi.org/10.1111/ajd.13146 No
Inflammatory - hypersensitivity/reaction Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) Akin et al. (2010) doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2010.08.035 No
Inflammatory - hypersensitivity/reaction Metal Hypersensitivity to Metallic Implants Schalock et al. (2013) doi.org/10.1097/der.0b013e31829cb113 No
Inflammatory - hypersensitivity/reaction Wells syndrome (eosinophilic cellulitis) drug induced Heelan et al. (2013) doi.org/10.3315/jdcr.2013.1157 No
Inflammatory - others Acute Otitis Externa Smith et al. (2021) doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251395 No
Inflammatory - others Adult-Onset Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Cervical Adenitis (PFAPA) Syndrome Cantarini et al. (2017) doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01018 No
Inflammatory - others Eosinophilic fasciitis Jinnin et al. (2017) doi.org/10.1111/1346-8138.14160 No
Inflammatory - others Erosive Pustular Dermatosis of the Scalp (EPDS) Reschke R et al. (2021) doi.org/10.2340/00015555-1320 No
Inflammatory - others Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) Demirkaya et al. (2016) doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.141249 Yes
Inflammatory - others Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus Hasegawa et al. (2017) doi.org/10.1111/1346-8138.14171 No
Inflammatory - others Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) Takeuchi et al. (2019) doi.org/10.1111/1756-185x.13610 No
Inflammatory - others Psychogenic Skin Excoriations Misery et al (2012) doi.org/10.2340/00015555-1320 No
Inflammatory - others Pyoderma Gangrenosum Al Ghazal et al. (2014) doi.org/10.1111/ddg.12401 No
Inflammatory - others Sweet's syndrome Nofal et al. (2017) doi.org/10.1111/ddg.13350 No
Inflammatory - others Ulcerative Pyoderma Gangrenosum Maverakis et al. (2018) doi.org/10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.5980 No
Inflammatory - others Psychogenic Excoriation Arnold et al. (2012) doi.org/10.2165/00023210-200115050-00002 No
Inflammatory - others Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis Renko et al. (2019) doi.org/10.1111/apa.14792 No
Inflammatory - others Pyoderma Gangrenosum Su et al. (2004) doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02128.x No
Inflammatory - psoriasis Chronic Plaque Psoriasis Abo-Tabik et al. (2021) doi.org/10.1111/bjd.20096 No
Inflammatory - psoriasis Plaque psoriasis Burden-Teh et al. (2019) doi.org/10.1111/bjd.17994 No
Inflammatory - psoriasis Psoriasis Burden-Teh et al. (2018) doi.org/10.1111/bjd.16104 No
Inflammatory - vulval Chronic Vulvovaginal Candidiasis Hong et al. (2014) doi.org/10.1097/lgt.0b013e318287aced No
Inflammatory - vulval Erosive Lichen Planus affecting the Vulva (ELPV) Simpson et al. (2013) doi.org/10.1111/bjd.12334 No
Inflammatory - vulval Erosive Vulvovaginal Lichen Planus Cheng et al. (2016) doi.org/10.1111/ajd.12355 No
Inflammatory - vulval Vulvar lichen planus Day et al. (2020) doi.org/10.1097/lgt.0000000000000532 No
Inflammatory - vulval Vulvar lichen planus Wu et al. (2020) doi.org/10.1111/ajd.13350 No
Pigmentation-related Confluent and Reticulate Papillomatosis of Gougerot and Carteaud Davis et al. (2006) doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06955.x No
Pigmentation-related Confluent and Reticulate Papillomatosis of Gougerot and Carteaud Huang et al. (2015) doi.org/10.1007/s40257-014-0110-8 No
Pigmentation-related Hypomelanosis of Ito Ruiz-Maldonado et al. (1992) doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1470.1992.tb00317.x No
Pigmentation-related Melanonychia Jin et al. (2016) doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2015.12.039 No
Pigmentation-related Neurocutaneous melanosis Habibi et al. (2021) doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2020.11.091 No
Pigmentation-related Poikiloderma with neutropenia Arnold et al. (2010) doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09929.x No
Pigmentation-related Segmental vitiligo Gupta et al. (2020) doi.org/10.4103/ijdvl.ijdvl_704_18 Yes
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Capillary Malformation-Atriovenous Malformation Syndrome Orme et al. (2013) doi.org/10.1111/pde.12112 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Carney Complex Stratakis et al. (2001) doi.org/10.1210/jcem.86.9.7903 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Coffin-Siris syndrome Fleck et al. (2001) doi.org/10.1002/1096-8628 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Cowden Syndrome, PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome Pilarski et al. (2013) doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djt277 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS) Kuemmerle-Deschner et al. (2017) doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209686 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congneita Kienast et al. (2009) doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.03074.x No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Diffuse neonatal haemangiomatosis Lopriore et al. (1999) doi.org/10.1080/08035259950170682 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Symoens et al. (2012) doi.org/10.1002/humu.22137 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Gomez-Lopez-Hernandez syndrome Rush et al. (2013) doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.35817 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Gomez-Lopez-Hernandez syndrome Sukhudyan et al. (2010) doi.org/10.1007/s00431-010-1259-7 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) McGillis et al. (2019) doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.61459 Yes
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Incontinentia pigmenti Minic et al. (2013) doi.org/10.1111/cge.12223 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Kindler Syndrome Fischer et al. (2005) http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/thejournalhub/10.15570 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Macrocephaly-capillary malformation Martinez-Glez et al. (2010) doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.33514 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Mandibulolacral dysplasia Hitzert et al. (2019) doi.org/10.1186/s13023-019-1269-0 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Michelin Tire Baby Syndrome Rothman (2014) doi.org/10.1111/pde.12432 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Neurofibromatosis type 1 Marque et al. (2013) doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2013.06.039 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Neurofibromatosis type 1 Parrozzani et al. (2015) doi.org/10.1167/iovs.14-16053 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Neurofibromatosis type 1 Tadini et al. (2014) doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2014.04.004 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Neurofibromatosis type 1 and Legius syndrome Legius et al. (2021) doi.org/10.1038/s41436-021-01170-5 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes PHACE syndrome Metry et al. (2009) doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-0082 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Pseudoxanthoma elasticum Christen-Zach et al. (2006) doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07278.x No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Schinzel-Giedion syndrome Lehman et al. (2008) doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.32277 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Schinzel-Giedion syndrome Liu et al. (2018) doi.org/10.1007/s12041-017-0877-5 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Henneton et al. (2019) doi.org/10.1161/circgen.117.001996 Yes
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease Read et al. (2001) doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9394(01)00925-4 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Waardenburg Syndrome Type 2 Liu et al. (1995) doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.1320550123 No
Rare disorders and genetic syndromes Werner syndrome Takemoto et al. (2013) doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00913.x No
Vascular and vasculitis Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa Nakamura et al. (2008) doi.org/10.1007/s00403-008-0898-2 No
Vascular and vasculitis Giant cell arteritis Hayreh et al. (1997) doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9394(14)70123-0 Yes
Vascular and vasculitis Henoch-Schonlein purpura Mills et al (1990) doi.org/10.1002/art.1780330809 No
Vascular and vasculitis Henoch–Schönlein purpura Aalberse et al. (2007) doi.org/10.1136/ard.2006.069187 Yes
Vascular and vasculitis Kawasaki disease Muta et al. (2007) doi.org/10.1253/circj.71.1791 No
Vascular and vasculitis Multinucleate cell angiogistiocytoma Roy et al. (2019) doi.org/10.1111/cup.13463 No
Vascular and vasculitis Pernio (Chillblain lupus erythematosus) Cappel et al. (2014) doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.09.020 No
Vascular and vasculitis Pernio (Chillblain lupus erythematosus) Su et al. (1994) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7867381/ No
Vascular and vasculitis Polyarteritis Nodosa Henegar et al. (2008) doi.org/10.1002/art.23470 No
Vascular and vasculitis Polyarteritis Nodosa Lightfoot et al. (1990) doi.org/10.1002/art.1780330805 No
Vascular and vasculitis Polyarteritis nodosa  Ozen et al. (1992) doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3476(05)80428-7 No
Vascular and vasculitis Systemic vasculitis L Calabrese et al. (1990) doi.org/10.1002/art.1780330808 No
Vascular and vasculitis Takayasu arteritis Kong et al. (2015) http://www.clinexprheumatol.org/pubmed/find-pii.asp?pii=25738632 Yes
Vascular and vasculitis Urticarial Vasculitis Tosoni et al. (2009) doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02891.x No
Vascular and vasculitis Vasculitis Rao et al. (1998)

doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-129-5-199809010-00001

No
Vascular and vasculitis Wegener's granulomatosis Leavitt et al. (1990) doi.org/10.1002/art.1780330807 No

 

 

References

Where are we with developing diagnostic criteria for skin diseases? Mapping the evidence in 2021. 
Jessie LukeEsther Burden‐Teh. 
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, Volume 47, Issue 11, 1 November 2022, Pages 2018–2021
 https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.15297