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There are multiple grading scales for grading the severity of acne vulgaris,<ref>Leeds, Cook's and Pillsbury scales obtained from [http://www.clinicalevidence.com/ceweb/conditions/skd/1714/1714_background.jsp#outcomes here]</ref> three of these being: | There are multiple grading scales for grading the severity of acne vulgaris,<ref>Leeds, Cook's and Pillsbury scales obtained from [http://www.clinicalevidence.com/ceweb/conditions/skd/1714/1714_background.jsp#outcomes here]</ref> three of these being: | ||
''Leeds acne grading technique:'' Counts and categorises lesions into inflammatory and non-inflammatory (ranges from 0-10.0). | ''Leeds acne grading technique:'' Counts and categorises lesions into inflammatory and non-inflammatory (ranges from 0-10.0). | ||
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There are multiple grading scales for grading the severity of acne vulgaris,[1] three of these being: Leeds acne grading technique: Counts and categorises lesions into inflammatory and non-inflammatory (ranges from 0-10.0). 'Cook's acne grading scale: Uses photographs to grade severity from 0 to 8 (0 being the least severe and 8 being the most severe). Pillsbury scale: Simply classifies the severity of the acne from 1 (least severe) to 4 (most severe).