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Modified Dean scale for quantification of chemotherapy-induced alopecia
Modified Dean scale for quantification of chemotherapy-induced alopecia
Dean score
Percentage of hair loss
Grade 0
No hair loss
Grade 1
>0 to ≤25% hair loss
Grade 2
>25 to ≤50% hair loss
Grade 3
>50 to ≤75% hair loss
Grade 4
>75% hair loss
Adapted from: Dean JC, Salmon SE, Griffith KS. Prevention of doxorubicin-induced hair loss with scalp hypothermia. N Engl J Med 1979; 301:1427.
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