A descriptive account of sequential nailfold capillaroscopy in scleroderma

Karen A. Patterson; Jenny G. Walker; Peter Roberts-Thomson

doi:10.1016/j.pathol.2019.05.009

A descriptive account of sequential nailfold capillaroscopy in scleroderma

Karen A. Patterson, Jenny G. Walker, Peter Roberts-Thomson

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Abstract

Microvasculopathy is an early and prominent pathological feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc), or scleroderma, and is most easily recognised in the capillaries of the nailfold using the simple technique of nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC).1 Many studies have confirmed that NFC has proven utility in the early diagnosis of SSc and it has been included in the classification criteria for this disease since 1988.1 However, to date there is little information concerning sequential NFC in scleroderma and whether documentation of nailfold capillary morphology and density over time may assist in disease management and prognosis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	669-672
Number of pages	4
Journal	Pathology
Volume	51
Issue number	6
Early online date	29 Aug 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2019.05.009
Publication status	Published - Oct 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

scleroderma
sequential nailfold capillaroscopy
microvasculopathy
systemic sclerosis

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