Nailfold capillary patterns in healthy subjects: A real issue in capillaroscopy

• Published in: Microvascular research Vol. 90; pp. 90 - 95
• Main Authors: Ingegnoli, Francesca, Gualtierotti, Roberta, Lubatti, Chiara, Bertolazzi, Chiara, Gutierrez, Marwin, Boracchi, Patrizia, Fornili, Marco, De Angelis, Rossella
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Capillaries - anatomy & histology; Cluster Analysis; Female; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Italy; Male; Microscopic Angioscopy; Middle Aged; Nails - blood supply; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Young Adult; Italy

Nailfold capillaroscopy has been extensively applied in a broad spectrum of pathologic conditions, but very few data have been published in healthy individuals. The aim of this study was to describe the nailfold capillary findings on a large series of healthy subjects using the video-capillaroscopy...