Version 2.78

Term Description

The Fitzpatrick skin type classification scale is a recognized standard in dermatology used to estimate the response of different types of skin to ultraviolet (UV) light. Fitzpatrick skin types range from Type I to VI where patient's with Type I always burn and never tan (pale white; blond or red hair; blue eyes; freckles) and patient's with Type VI never burn (deeply pigmented dark brown to darkest brown). PMID: 3377516
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Skin type
Property
Type
Time
Pt
System
^Patient
Scale
Nom
Method
Fitzpatrick Classification Scale

Additional Names

Long Common Name
Skin type [Fitzpatrick Classification Scale]
Short Name
Skin type Fitzpatrick

Normative Answer List: LL1617-1

Source: Consensus measures for Phenotypes and Exposures
Answer Code Score Answer ID
Skin-type I: very fair skin, blond or red hair, light eyes (blue or green), never tan and always sunburn after sun exposure LA15337-1
Skin-type II: fair skin, blond or light-brown hair, light eyes (blue or green), usual sunburn LA15338-9
Skin-type III: deep skin, brown hair, light to medium eye color LA15339-7
Skin-type IV: olive skin, dark-brown hair, brown eyes LA15340-5
Skin-type V: brown skin, black hair, black eyes LA15341-3
Skin-type VI: black skin, black hair, black eyes LA15342-1

Basic Attributes

Class
PHENX
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.38
Last Updated
Version 2.65
Change Reason
Updated term based on original source. Changed Component from "What type of skin do you have" to "Skin type" and Method from "PhenX" to "Fitzpatrick Classification Scale". Moved PhenX data in Survey Question Text and Survey Question Source fields to the PhenX Skin cancer protocol panel where this term is used.

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
62896-6 PhenX domain - Skin, bone, muscle and joint

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Tipo de piel:Tipo:Punto temporal:^ Paciente:Nominal:Fitzpatrick Classification Scale
it-IT Italian (Italy) Pelle, tipo:Tipo:Pt:^Paziente:Nom:Scala di classificazione di Fitzpatrick
Synonyms: paziente PhenX Punto nel tempo (episodio) Tipo di pelle
zh-CN Chinese (China) 皮肤类型:类型:时间点:^患者:名义型:Fitzpatrick 分类量表
Synonyms: Consensus measures for Phenotypes and eXposures;PhenX;暴露;接触;表型与暴露共识指标;表现型与暴露共识指标;表型与暴露公认指标 分类型应答;分类型结果;名义性;名称型;名词型;名词性;标称性;没有自然次序的名义型或分类型应答 医疗服务对象;客户;病人;病患;病号;超系统 - 病人 型 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 皮;肤;表皮 皮肤类别;皮肤分类 菲茨帕特里克分类量表;费茨帕特里克分类量表;费兹派翠克分类量表;菲氏分类量表;费氏分类量表;菲氏皮肤分类量表;费氏皮肤分类量表;Fitzpatrick（菲茨帕特里克、费茨帕特里克、费兹派翠克、菲氏、费氏） 分类（分型、皮肤分类、皮肤分型）量表（表）;FCS

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