Nailfold capillaroscopic findings in primary Sjögren’s syndrome with and without Raynaud’s phenomenon and/or positive anti-SSA/Ro and anti-SSB/La antibodies

• Published in: Rheumatology international Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 365 - 369
• Main Authors: Corominas, Hèctor, Ortiz-Santamaría, Vera, Castellví, Iván, Moreno, Mireia, Morlà, Rosa, Clavaguera, Teresa, Erra, Alba, Martínez-Pardo, Silvia, Ordóñez, Sergi, Santo, Pilar, Reyner, Patricia, González, Maria José, Codina, Oriol, Gelman, Mario Saul, Juanola-Roura, Xavier, Olivé, Alex, Torrente-Segarra, Vicenç
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Antibodies, Antinuclear - blood; Biomarkers - blood; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Microcirculation; Microscopic Angioscopy - methods; Middle Aged; Nails - blood supply; Predictive Value of Tests; Raynaud Disease - blood; Raynaud Disease - diagnosis; Raynaud Disease - immunology; Raynaud Disease - physiopathology; Regional Blood Flow; Rheumatology; Short Communication - Observational Research; Sjogren's Syndrome - blood; Sjogren's Syndrome - diagnosis; Sjogren's Syndrome - immunology; Sjogren's Syndrome - physiopathology; Spain; Sjögren’s syndrome; Connective tissue diseases; Raynaud’s disease; Systemic sclerosis; Antibodies, antinuclear; Microscopic angioscopy

The aim of this study was to assess nailfold capillaroscopic (NC) findings in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (PSS) with and without Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) as well as in the presence of positive anti-SSA/Ro and anti-SSB/La antibodies. Videocapillaroscopy was performed in 150 patients wit...