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Relationship between nailfold capillary microscopy and salivary capillary basement membrane width in Raynaud's disease and progressive systemic sclerosis.
- Source :
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The Journal of rheumatology [J Rheumatol] 1985 Apr; Vol. 12 (2), pp. 279-82. - Publication Year :
- 1985
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Abstract
- To assess the relationship between a nailfold scleroderma pattern and histopathological data, we compared the results of nailfold capillaroscopy with capillary basement membrane width of labial salivary glands in 25 patients with either a Raynaud's disease (RD: 12 patients) or a progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS: 13 patients). The sensitivity of a capillaroscopic scleroderma pattern for capillary basement membrane thickness is of 75%. These results confirm the usefulness of in vivo capillary examination for the early diagnosis of PSS.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0315-162X
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of rheumatology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 4032402