Nailfold capillaroscopy (NVC) is a simple and non-invasive method used for the assessment of patients with Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) and in the differential diagnosis of various connective tissue diseases. The scleroderma pattern abnormalities (giant capillaries, aemorrages and/or avascular areas) have a positive predictive value for the development of scleroderma spectrum disorders. Thus, an analytical approach to nailfold capillaroscopy can be useful in quantitatively and reproducibly recording various parameters. We developed a new method to assess patients with RP that is capable of predicting the 5-year transition from isolated RP to RP secondary to scleroderma spectrum disorders. This model is a weighted combination of different capillaroscopic parameters (giant capillaries, microhaemorrages, number of capillaries) that allows physicians to stratify RP patients easily using a relatively simple diagram to deduce prognosis
Nailfold capillaroscopic report : qualitative and quantitative methods / C. Lubatti, F. Ingegnoli, R. Gualtierotti, P. Boracchi, L. Zahalkova, S. Zeni, A. Soldi, F. Fantini. - In: REUMATISMO. - ISSN 0048-7449. - 60:4(2008 Oct), pp. 249-253.
Nailfold capillaroscopic report : qualitative and quantitative methods
C. LubattiPrimo
;F. IngegnoliSecondo
;R. Gualtierotti;P. Boracchi;L. Zahalkova;A. SoldiPenultimo
;F. FantiniUltimo
2008
Abstract
Nailfold capillaroscopy (NVC) is a simple and non-invasive method used for the assessment of patients with Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) and in the differential diagnosis of various connective tissue diseases. The scleroderma pattern abnormalities (giant capillaries, aemorrages and/or avascular areas) have a positive predictive value for the development of scleroderma spectrum disorders. Thus, an analytical approach to nailfold capillaroscopy can be useful in quantitatively and reproducibly recording various parameters. We developed a new method to assess patients with RP that is capable of predicting the 5-year transition from isolated RP to RP secondary to scleroderma spectrum disorders. This model is a weighted combination of different capillaroscopic parameters (giant capillaries, microhaemorrages, number of capillaries) that allows physicians to stratify RP patients easily using a relatively simple diagram to deduce prognosisPubblicazioni consigliate
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