Characterization of microvascular disease in pediatric sickle cell disease using nailfold capillaroscopy

• Published in: Microvascular research Vol. 136; p. 104150
• Main Authors: Bharara, Rabani, Browne, Rasheda, Seydafkan, Shabnam, Salciccioli, Louis, Rehman, Muzammil, Zhang, Yaoping, Tena, Meseret, Malhi, Princy, Hanono, Monique, Chen, Shannon X., Daich, Jonathan, Lazar, Jason M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2021
• Subjects: Adolescent; Anemia, Sickle Cell - diagnostic imaging; Capillary; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Microscopic Angioscopy; Microvascular; Microvascular Density; Microvessels - diagnostic imaging; Nailfold capillaroscopy; Nails - blood supply; Predictive Value of Tests; Sickle cell disease; Microvascular; Nailfold capillaroscopy; Sickle cell disease; Capillary

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a disorder with repetitive vaso-occlusive crises resulting in microvascular obstruction and tissue ischemia that may lead to multi-organ ischemia and dysfunction. Nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NFC) is an imaging technique utilized in clinical rheumatology to visualize ca...