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Table I
Explanation of the attribution of points in the scoring grid.
| Categories | Criteria | Attribution: Present = 0, Else = 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical casecriteria | Reason for consultation | 0 if mentioned, else 1. |
| Medical and surgical history | 0 if age, sex and « no element in the medical history that is relevant » or any medical history, else (2 or fewer elements) 1 | |
| Extra-oral exam | 0 if described or it is mentioned why it has not been done, else 1 | |
| Intra-oral exam | 0 if described, else 1 | |
| Dermatological case criteria | Size and number | 0 if size and number of lesions are mentioned, or understandable thanks to a ruler on the photograph / the anatomical environment, or thanks to the turn of phrase, else 1 |
| Outline | 0 if outline is mentioned in the description or if the quality of the photo is good enough to see clearly the outline, else 1 | |
| Surface | 0 if there is a comment about the surface in the description, else 1 | |
| Base | 0 if there is a comment about the base in the description, else 1 | |
| Color | 0 if the color is mentioned in the description or if the quality of the photo is good enough to read the shades of color, else 1 | |
| Consistency | 0 if there is a comment about the consistency in the description, else 1 | |
| Photograph | 0 if at least one photo has a good quality, else 1 | |
| Lesion history | 0 if date of discovery is mentioned or said to be unknown, else 1 | |
| Diagnostic hypothesis | 0 if there is at least one hypothesis, else 1 | |
| Total of points that are missing |
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