Periungueal capillaroscopy: an easy and reliable method to evaluate all microcirculation diseases

Periungueal capillaroscopy is a simple and reliable non-invasive technique allowing evaluation of cutaneous microcirculation. It was promoted for decades in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon in order to differentiate between the benign primary Raynaud's phenomenon and the secondary form i...

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Published inLa revue de medecine interne Vol. 36; no. 9; pp. 603 - 612
Main Authors Jammal, M, Kettaneh, A, Cabane, J, Tiev, K, Toledano, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.09.2015
Subjects
Connective Tissue Diseases - diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Fingers - blood supply
Fingers - pathology
Humans
Microcirculation
Microscopic Angioscopy - methods
Nails - blood supply
Nails - pathology
Raynaud Disease - diagnosis
Reproducibility of Results
Scleroderma, Systemic - diagnosis
Vascular Diseases - diagnosis
Vascular Diseases - pathology
Phénomène de Raynaud
Microcirculation
Raynaud's phenomenon
Capillaroscopie
Capillaroscopy
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Summary:Periungueal capillaroscopy is a simple and reliable non-invasive technique allowing evaluation of cutaneous microcirculation. It was promoted for decades in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon in order to differentiate between the benign primary Raynaud's phenomenon and the secondary form in connective tissue diseases, especially systemic sclerosis. Nevertheless, the value of this procedure has also been shown in numerous pathologies such as diabetes or cardiovascular diseases. This literature review points to the versatility of this useful exam and its results in a large spectrum of diseases with microvascular involvement.
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ISSN:1768-3122
DOI:10.1016/j.revmed.2015.03.015