Total body surface area (TBSA) is an assessment of injury to or disease of the skin, such as burns or psoriasis.
In adults, the Wallace rule of nines can be used to determine the total percentage of area burned for each major section of the body.
[1] In burn cases that involve partial body areas, or when dermatologists are evaluating the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score, the patient's palm can serve a reference point roughly equivalent to 1% of the body surface area.
For children and infants, the Lund and Browder chart is used to assess the burned body surface area.
[2] Typical values for common groups of humans follow.