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Capillaroscopy in Routine Diagnostics: Potentials and Limitations

open access: yesCurrent Rheumatology Reviews, 2018
Nailfold capillaroscopy is a safe and useful investigational tool that allows an early detection and a qualitative description of the microvascular abnormalities in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon secondary to scleroderma-spectrum disorders. Nowadays,
Vanessa Smith   +2 more
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Capillaroscopy

Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, 2008
Capillaroscopy is the most reliable way to distinguish between primary and secondary Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) through identification of an early pattern of systemic sclerosis (SSc). The presence of giant capillaries and microhaemorrhages on nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) is sufficient to identify the scleroderma pattern (early), and an increase in
Cutolo M.   +3 more
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Capillaroscopy

Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, 2005
Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) is the most common and significant clinical condition with an indication for a microvascular analysis to be carried out as soon as possible. Microvascular involvement is a key feature of RP and several rheumatic diseases are characterised by the presence of RP.
CUTOLO, MAURIZIO   +2 more
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Pan-American League of Associations for Rheumatology (PANLAR) capillaroscopy study group consensus for the format and content of the report in capillaroscopy in rheumatology

open access: yesClinical Rheumatology, 2019
Objective: The aim of this work was to produce a consensus-based report for capillaroscopy in rheumatology to be used in daily clinical practice. Methods: A written Delphi questionnaire regarding capillaroscopy report was developed from a literature ...
Miguel A Villarreal-Alarcon   +2 more
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Capillaroscopy of toes

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 2013
SummaryBackgroundNailfold capillaroscopy of fingers is an important tool for diagnosis and monitoring of collagen‐vascular diseases. However, little is known about capillaroscopy of toes.Patients and methodsCapillaroscopy of the first and second toe was performed in 50 healthy volunteers and 67 patients with chronic venous insufficiency (n = 22 ...
Peter, Jung, Franz, Trautinger
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Nailfold capillaroscopy: tips and challenges

Clinical Rheumatology, 2022
Although nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) appears to have a bright future in clinical practice, the lack of familiarity with the technique and how to interpret its outcomes is major barriers which have made nailfold capillaroscopy an underutilized method in standard clinical practice.
Sherif Ismail, Yasser El Miedany
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A systematic overview on the use and relevance of capillaroscopy in systemic sclerosis

open access: yesExpert Review of Clinical Immunology, 2013
Capillaroscopy is a non-invasive and safe technique that allows the detection and quantification of the early microvascular abnormalities that characterize secondary Raynaud's phenomenon.
Roberta Gualtierotti   +1 more
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Capillaroscopy: questions and answers

Clinical Rheumatology, 2007
Capillaroscopy is an essential imaging technique used in the study of microcirculation and one of the best diagnostic tools for the early detection of systemic sclerosis and related conditions. However, despite the increasing interest in capillary microscopy, there is still a surprising discrepancy between its potential application and its still ...
Walter, Grassi, Rossella, De Angelis
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Clinical utility of nailfold capillaroscopy

Internal Medicine Journal, 2022
AbstractNailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) is a simple noninvasive microscopic technique used to identify characteristic morphological abnormalities in the nailfold capillaries. The presence of this microvasculopathy appears to be of fundamental importance in the pathological processes that underlie the scleroderma spectrum disorders (including ...
Peter J. Roberts‐Thomson   +2 more
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How to perform and interpret capillaroscopy

Best Practice and Research in Clinical Rheumatology, 2013
The essence of capillaroscopy is to examine, noninvasively and safely the morphology of nailfold dermal papillary capillaries using a magnification system (microscopical lenses). Capillaroscopy may be performed with lenses with low (×20) and with high magnification (×200 up to ×600).
Vanessa Smith   +2 more
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