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The Vitiligo Extent Score (VES), Vitiligo Extent Score-plus (VESplus), the Self-Assessment Vitiligo Extent Score (SA-VES) and Vitiligo Signs of Activity Score (VSAS) may be used by physicians. There is no need to seek specific permission and no charge for the use of the calculator/scoring systems in routine clinical practice and non-commercial research purposes. In these cases it is requested to specify your intended use(s) correct at the log-in page. Please adapt in case of additional purposes.

The originators of the VES, VESplus, SAVES and/or VSAS scores shall be acknowledge in all written publications by referring to the following publications:

• van Geel N, Lommerts J, Bekkenk M, Wolkerstorfer A, Prinsen CA, Eleftheriadou V, Taïeb A, Picardo M, Ezzedine K, Speeckaert R. Development and Validation of the Vitiligo Extent Score (VES): an International Collaborative Initiative. J Invest Dermatol. 2016 May;136(5):978-84.
• van Geel N, Lommerts JE, Bekkenk MW, Prinsen CA, Eleftheriadou V, Taieb A, Picardo M, Ezzedine K, Wolkerstorfer A, Speeckaert R; international Vitiligo Score Working Group. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 Mar;76(3):464-471. Development and validation of a patient-reported outcome measure in vitiligo: The Self Assessment Vitiligo Extent Score (SA-VES).
• van Geel N, Wolkerstorfer A, Lommerts JE, Ezzedine K, Eleftheriadou V, Hamzavi I, Harris J, Picardo M, Taieb A, Prinsen CAC, Bekkenk M, Speeckaert R.  Validation study of the Vitiligo Extent Score-plus.  J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018 May;78(5):1013-1015. Development and Validation of the Vitiligo Extent Score (VES): an International Collaborative Initiative.
• van Geel N, Passeron T, Wolkerstorfer A, Speeckaert R, Ezzedine K. Br J Dermatol. 2020 Nov;183(5):883-890. Reliability and validity of the Vitiligo Signs of Activity Score (VSAS)

The use of the Vitiligo Extent Score (VES), Vitiligo Extent Score plus (VESplus), the Self-Assessment Vitiligo Extent Score (SAVES) and the Vitiligo Signs of Activity Score (VSAS) in the framework of clinical trials carried out by a commercial sponsor is subject to a prior written permission. For further details for such commercial use, please contact [email protected]. When requesting permission to use the Scores (VES, VESplus, SAVES and/or VSAS), please provide us with the following information: (a) your name and title; (b) the company, city and country where you are based; (c) details of the clinical trial/study. In these cases it is also requested that the users in the context of the commercial research/trial specify or add this use correct at the log-in page.

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