The relationship between nailfold capillaroscopic assessment and telangiectasia score with severity of peripheral vascular involvement in systemic sclerosis.

Yalcinkaya Y., Pehlivan Ö., Omma A., Alpay N., Erer B., Kamali S., ...More

Clinical and experimental rheumatology, vol.33, no.4 Suppl 91, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 4 Suppl 91
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: Clinical and experimental rheumatology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: systemic sclerosis, capillaroscopy, telangiectasia score, peripheral vascular involvement, EULAR SCLERODERMA TRIALS, VIDEOCAPILLAROSCOPY ASSESSMENT, MICROVASCULAR CHANGES, RAYNAUDS-PHENOMENON, DIGITAL ULCERS, DISEASE, RISK, CLASSIFICATION, VASCULOPATHY, CRITERIA
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective. To determine the association of nailfold video-capillaroscopy (NVC) findings and telangiectasia score with digital ulcer (DU) history and severity of peripheral vascular involvement (PVI) in systemic sclerosis (SSc).