Guidelines by condition

Find guidelines for a specific condition by clicking on a condition and opening the relevant link.

The quality of the guidelines is assessed using the AGREE II international tool. AGREE II ratings are summarised using circles in domain order from left to right, with the ratings denoted using traffic light colours. The domain titles and ratings are also accessible by hovering over the circles. 

Domain 1 = Scope and Purpose is concerned with the overall aim of the guideline, the specific health questions, and the target population.

Domain 2 = Stakeholder involvement focuses on the extent to which the guideline was developed by the appropriate stakeholders and represents the views of its intended users. 

Domain 3 = Rigour of development relates to the process used to gather and synthesize the evidence, the methods to formulate the recommendations, and to update them.

Domain 4 = Clarity of presentation deals with the language, structure, and format of the guideline.

Domain 5 = Applicability pertains to the likely barriers and facilitators to implementation, strategies to improve uptake, and resource implications of applying the guideline.

Domain 6 = Editorial independence is concerned with the formulation of recommendations not being unduly biased with competing interests.

Green circle  Excellent with score of ≥ 70% in the domain
Average with score ≥ 50% and < 70% in the domain  Average with score ≥ 50% and < 70% in the domain
Red circle  Poor with score < 50% in the domain

 

Acne vulgaris

Brazil

Canada

China

European Union

France

  • Title: Prise en charge de l’acné. Traitement de l’acné par voie locale et générale
    Year: 2015
    Authors: Le Cleach L et al
    Organisation: Not applicable

International

Japan

Malaysia

  • Title: Clinical Practice Guidelines on Management of Acne Vulgaris
    Year: 2012
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation:  Malaysia Health and Technology Assessment Section of the Ministry of Health (MaHTAS) Clinical Practice Guidelines

Netherlands

Singapore

South Africa

Thailand

  • Title: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Acne
    Year: 2011
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Dermatological Society of Thailand

United Kingdom

United States of America

  • Title: Evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of paediatric acne
    Year: 2014
    Authors: Lee KC, Lio PA.
    Organisation: Not applicable

 

Alopecia areata

Australia

Italy

Japan

United Kingdom

 

Atopic and contact dermatitis

Asia

Argentina

Australia

Brazil

Canada

China

  • Title: Guideline for diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis in China 2014
    Year: 2014
    Authors: Atopic Dermatitis Working Group, Immunology Group
    Organisation: Chinese Society of Dermatology

Colombia

Denmark

European Union

Finland

  • Title: Atopic eczema 2016 [Finnish]
    Year: 2016
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Finnish Medical Association’s Duodecim and the Finnish Dermatologists’ Association
    AGREE II ratingScope and Purpose - average Green circle Green circle Green circle Applicability - average Green circle

Germany

Hong Kong

India

Italy

Japan

Malaysia

Mexico

Netherlands

  • Title: NHG-standaard eczeem
    Year: 2014
    Authors: Dirven-Meijer PC et al
    Organisation: Not applicable

Poland

Romania

Russia

  • Title: Atopic Dermatitis
    Year:  2020
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Russian Society of Dermatology, Venereology and Cosmetology, Russian Society of
    Allergists and Clinical Immunologists and Russian Society of Paediatrics
    AGREE II ratingScope and Purpose - average Stakeholder involvement - average Red circle Clarity of presentation - average Applicability - average Red circle

Singapore

Serbia

South Korea

Taiwan

Thailand

  • Title: Clinical Practice guideline 2558 (Atopic Dermatitis) 2015 [Thai]
    Year: 2015
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Dermatological Society of Thailand

Turkey

Ukraine

  • Title: Atopic Dermatitis
    Year: 2015
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Ukrainian Ministry of Healthcare
    AGREE II ratingScope and Purpose - average Stakeholder involvement - average Red circle Clarity of presentation - average Applicability - average Red circle

United Kingdom

United States of America

Cellulitis

Argentina

Finland

  • Title: Bacterial skin infections [Finnish]
    Year: 2010
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Finnish Medical Association’s Duodecim and the Finnish Dermatologists’ Association

France

Germany

International

Italy

Netherlands

  • Title: Richtlijn erysipelas en cellulitis van de onderste extremiteiten
    Year: 2013
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Netherlands Society for Dermatology and Venereology

Romania

  • Title: Actualizarea ghidului national de boala venoasa cronica
    Year: 2015
    Authors: Giurcaneanu C et al
    Organisation: Not applicable

Spain

  • Title: Guía de tratamiento de las infecciones de piel y tejidos blandos
    Year: 2006
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Sociedad Española de Quimioterapia, Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna y Asociación Española de Cirujanos

United Kingdom

United States of America

 

Keratinocyte carcinoma

Australia

Canada

Denmark

  • Title: Guidelines vedrørende behandling af basalcellecarcinomer
    Year: 2019
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Danish Dermatological Society

European Union

Germany

International

Japan

  • Title: Japanese guidelines for practice of skin cancer 2015
    Year: 2015
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Japanese Dermatological Association
  •  

Netherlands

  • Title: Plaveiselcelcarcinoom van de huid Richtlijn 2018
    Year: 2018
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Nederlandse Vereniging voor Dermatologie en Venereologie
  • Title: Evidence-based Richtlijn, Basaalcelcarcinoom, (modulaire update 2015)
    Year: 2015
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Nederlandse Vereniging voor Dermatologie en Venereologie

Poland

United Kingdom

United States 

 

Melanoma

Australia

Brazil

Canada

  • Title: Clinical Practice Guideline CU 008 – Version 3
    Year: 2019
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation:  Alberta Health Services Guideline Resource Unit. Management of In-Transit Disease.
  • Title: Sentinel Node Biopsy in Primary Cutaneous Melanoma
    Year: 2016
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation:  Alberta Health Services Guideline Resource Unit
  • Title: Follow-up of patients with cutaneous melanoma who were treated with curative intent. Toronto (ON): Cancer Care Ontario.
    Year: 2015
    Authors: Rajagopal S et al
    Organisation:  Not applicable
  • Title: PET Imaging in Melanoma
    Year: 2009
    Authors: Petrella T, Walker-Dilks C.
    Organisation:  Not applicable

China

Denmark

  • Title: Kliniske guidelines vedrørende undersøgelse, diagnostik og behandling af kutane melanocytære nævi og kutant malignt melanom (MM)
    Year: 2019
    Authors: Vissing S et al
    Organisation: Not applicable

European Union

France

  • Title: First-line and second-line systemic treatments of patients with metastatic cutaneous melanoma (without brain metastasis): French national guidelines.
    Year: 2013
    Authors: Cupissol D et al
    Organisation: Not applicable

Germany

  • Title: S3-Leitlinie Diagnostik, Therapie und Nachsorge des Melanoms, Long Version 3.2
    Year: 2019
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Leitlinienprogramm Onkologie

Japan

  • Title: Guidance of drug therapy for melanoma (version 1. 2019)
    Year: 2019
    Authors: Nakamura Y et al
    Organisation: Not applicable
  • Title: Skin Malignant Tumor Practice Guidelines 2nd Edition (2015)
    Year: 2015
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Japanese skin cancer society

Netherlands

  • Title: Melanoom Landelijke richtlijn, Versie: 2.1 (Melanoma, modular revision 2016)
    Year: 2016
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Netherlands Melanoma Working Group

Norway

  • Title: National action programme with guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of malignant melanomas
    Year: 2019
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Norwegian Directorate of Health

United Kingdom

  • Title: Cutaneous melanoma (IGN 146)
    Year: 2017
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)

United States of America

Psoriasis

Argentina

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

China

Denmark

European Union

Finland

  • Title: Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis
    Year: 2022
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Finnish Medical Association’s Duodecim and the Finnish Dermatologists’ Association
    AGREE II rating (2017 edition)Scope and Purpose - average Stakeholder involvement - average Red circle Green circle Applicability - average Green circle 

France

Germany

Italy

Japan

Malaysia

Netherlands

Poland

Spain

Switzerland

Thailand

  • Title: Clinical Practice Guideline for Psoriasis (Thai) (2011)
    Year: 2019
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Dermatological Society of Thailand

Ukraine

  • Title: Psoriasis, including psoriatic arthropathy. Adapted evidence-based guideline (Ukraine, 2015)
    Year: 2015
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: The State Expert Center, Ministry of Health, Ukraine

United Kingdom

United State of America

 

Scabies

European Union

Germany

International

Japan

Netherlands

Thailand

  • Title: Clinical Practice Guideline for Scabies
    Year: 2011
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Dermatological Society of Thailand

United Kingdom

  • Title: UK National Guideline on the Management of Scabies
    Year: 2016
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Clinical Effectiveness Group, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV

 

Tinea capitis

Denmark

  • Title: Guidelines for superficial fungal infections
    Year: 2012
    Authors: Saunte DM et al
    Organisation: Danish Dermatological Society

European Union

Finland

International

United Kingdom

United States of America

 

Urticaria

Australia

Brazil

China

Denmark

  • Title: Kronisk urticaria hos voksne guidelines
    Year: 2015
    Authors: Vestergaard C et al
    Organisation: Danish Dermatological Society

European Union

Germany

International

Italy

Japan

Netherlands

Spain

Taiwan

Thailand

  • Title: Thai Clinical Practice guideline 2558 (urticaria/angioedema)
    Year: 2015
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Dermatological Society of Thailand

United Kingdom

 

Venous ulcers

Australia

Canada

  • Title: Best Practice Recommendations for the Prevention and Management of Venous Leg Ulcers
    Year: 2019
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation:  Canadian Association of Wound Care (Wounds Canada)
  • Title: Regional wound care clinical practice guidelines: venous, arterial, and mixed lower leg ulcers
    Year: 2016
    Authors: O’Rourke D, Todoruk Orchard M
    Organisation:  Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

European Union

  • Title:
    Year: 2015
    Authors: Wittens C et al
    Organisation: Not applicable

Finland

  • Title: Chronic lower limb ulcer. Current care recommendation [Finnish]
    Year: 2014
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Finnish Medical Association’s Duodecim and the Finnish Dermatologists’ Association

Germany

International

Italy

Japan

Netherlands

  • Title: NHG-standaard ulcus cruris venosum
    Year: 2010
    Authors: Van Hof N et al
    Organisation: Not applicable

United Kingdom

  • Title: Management of chronic venous leg ulcers
    Year: 2010
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Scottish intercollegiate guidelines network
  • Title: Clinical Practice Guidelines: The nursing management of patients with venous leg ulcers
    Year: 2006
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Royal College of Nursing

United States of America

Viral wart and molluscum contagiosum

European Union

International

Thailand

  • Title: Clinical Practice Guideline for Molluscum Contagiosum
    Year: 2011
    Authors: Not listed
    Organisation: Dermatological Society of Thailand

United Kingdom

  • Title: UK National Guidelines on the Management of Anogenital Warts 2015
    Year: 2015
    Authors: Gilson R et al
    Organisation: Not applicable