Mucosal involvement in dermatology and quality of life

Quality of life is a multifactorial concept, shaped by the health of an individual and by non-medical variables such as personality, ambition, socioeconomic status, marital status, religious beliefs. Understanding this concept is essential in order to improve patient care. Numerous quality of life assessment tools have been developed, some generic and some specific. DLQI (Dermatology Life Quality Index) is the most common tool of its kind in dermatology and it’s easy to implement. We performed a study including 147 patients diagnosed with various skin disorders accompanied by mucosal involvement, admitted in „St. Spiridon” Emergency Clinical Hospital’s Dermatovenereology Clinic during 01.01.2019-31.12.2020, aiming to measure the quality of life by applying the DLQI questionnaire and calculating its score (initial DLQI and DLQI in follow-up). As a result, the DLQI score showed a statistically significant improvement in follow-up (p