A device for determining a skin inflammation score (Z), comprising - an optoelectronic measuring instrument (1), preferably a 3D scanner, for taking a three-dimensional image (B) of an area of inflammation (E) on the skin of a human being or an animal (H), in which the values related to the area (A), space (V) and color (F) of the three-dimensional image (B) can be detected by the optoelectronic measuring instrument (1) , - a processing unit (2) to calculate the skin inflammation score (Z) from the values related to the area (A), space (V) and color (F) detected by the measuring instrument (1) , and - a display unit (3) for displaying the calculated skin inflammation score (Z), characterized in that the processing unit is arranged to distinguish the values related to the area (A) of the three-dimensional image scanned in a focus of inflammation (C) and an area that e surrounds the focus (U) contiguous and surrounding the focus of inflammation (C) delimiting the color values (F) of the individual pixels (P) and defining the space values (V) of the individual pixels (P) and by that the device is arranged to assign to each value related to the area (A) of the three-dimensional image (B) scanned by the optoelectronic measuring instrument (1) a magenta value in the CMYK color model.Un dispositivo para determinar una puntuación de inflamación cutánea (Z), que comprende - un instrumento de medición optoelectrónico (1), preferiblemente un escáner 3D, para tomar una imagen tridimensional (B) de un área de inflamación (E) en la piel de un ser humano o un animal (H), en el que los valores relacionados con el área (A), espacio (V) y color (F) de la imagen tridimensional (B) pueden detectarse mediante el instrumento de medición optoelectrónico (1), - una unidad de procesamiento (2) para calcular la puntuación de inflamación cutánea (Z) a partir de los valores relacionados con el área (A), espacio (V) y color (F) detectados por el instrumento de medición (1), y - una unidad de pa
