Might Nailfold Capillaroscopy Be a “Proxy” for Lung Involvement in Connective Tissue Diseases?
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Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Rheumatic Diseases: Which Parameters Should Be Evaluated?
Video nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC), considered as an extension of the widefield technique, allows a more accurate measuring and storing of capillary data and a better defining, analyzing, and quantifying of capillary abnormalities. Capillaroscopic study is often performed on the patients suspected of having microcirculation problems such as Raynaud's phenomenon as the main indication for nailf...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Rheumatology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0315-162X,1499-2752
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.181408