Score 1

Description: Slight to moderate inflammation which is confined to the interdigital skin and involves erosion of the epithelium (Egerton and Roberts, 1971).

Score 1.1

Figure 1. Score 1. Hair loss following the initial inflammation. Photo: Andrew McPherson

Score 1.2

Figure 2. Score 1. Hair loss following the initial inflammation. The obvious ridging of the axial wall of both digits (resembling the layers of an onion) is a typical feature of a chronic benign lesion. Photo: Andrew McPherson

Score 1.3

Figure 3. Score 1. Hair loss following the initial inflammation. Photo: Karen Smith

Score 1.4

Figure 4. Score 1. Score 1 lesion with active inflammation. Photo: Karen Smith

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