Microcirculation abnormalities in patients with fibromyalgia – measured by capillary microscopy and laser fluxmetry

• Published in: Arthritis research & therapy Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. R209 - R216
• Main Authors: Morf, Susanne, Amann-Vesti, Beatrice, Forster, Adrian, Franzeck, Ulrich K, Koppensteiner, Renate, Uebelhart, Daniel, Sprott, Haiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 01.01.2005; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Arm - blood supply; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - physiopathology; Capillaries - physiopathology; Capillaries - ultrastructure; Female; Fibromyalgia - physiopathology; Fingers - blood supply; Humans; Hyperemia - physiopathology; Laser-Doppler Flowmetry; Microcirculation; Microscopy; Middle Aged; Nails - blood supply; Scleroderma, Systemic - physiopathology; Skin - blood supply; Vasoconstriction

This unblinded preliminary case-control study was done to demonstrate functional and structural changes in the microcirculation of patients with primary fibromyalgia (FM). We studied 10 women (54.0 ± 3.7 years of age) with FM diagnosed in accordance with the classification criteria of the American C...