Table 3

 Calculation of the Harvey Bradshaw severity index (HBSI) for Crohn’s disease

CategoryScore
AGeneral wellbeing0 = Very well
1 = Slightly below par
2 = Poor
3 = Very poor
4 = Terrible
BAbdominal pain0 = None
1 = Mild
2 = Moderate
3 = Severe
CNumber of liquid stools per dayNumber of stools
DAbdominal mass0 = None
1 = Dubious
3 = Definite
4 = Definite and tender
EComplicationsScore 1 for each of:
Arthralgia
Uveitis
Erythema nodosum
Pyoderma gangrenosum
Aphthous ulcers
Anal fissure
New fistula
Abscess