| Image analysis of nail fold capillaries in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon. | |
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PMID: 8575220 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Videograph images of nail fold capillaries in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon were analyzed, and capillary patterns were defined using standardized canonical discriminant analysis. Of sixty-eight patients with Raynaud's phenomenon, forty-nine (72 percent) showed a systemic sclerosis pattern and nineteen (28 percent) showed a normal pattern. The systemic sclerosis type capillary pattern significantly correlated not only with secondary Raynaud's syndrome but also with sclerodactyly, telangiectasia, and antinuclear antibody. This study confirms the value of nail fold capillary microscopy as a noninvasive technique for the examination of the cutaneous microcirculation in vivo. We should continue to evaluate the patients with Raynaud's phenomenon who showed systemic sclerosis pattern abnormality to determine if these patients would show a progression to systemic sclerosis or not. |
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Authors:
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T Ohtsuka; A Yamakage; T Tamura |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Cutis; cutaneous medicine for the practitioner Volume: 56 ISSN: 0011-4162 ISO Abbreviation: Cutis Publication Date: 1995 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1996-03-13 Completed Date: 1996-03-13 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0006440 Medline TA: Cutis Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 215-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Dermatology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan. |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Capillaries / pathology* Female Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods Male Microscopy Middle Aged Nails / blood supply*, pathology Raynaud Disease / diagnosis*, pathology |
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