[Capillaroscopy in vasculitis].
A prospective study of the capillaroscopy changes in 15 patients afflicted with vasculitis is presented. 2 of them had classic polyarteritis nodos (PAN), 3 had Churg-Strauss allergic angiitis and granulomatosis, 2 had hypersensitivity vasculitis (HV), 6 had giant-cell arteritis (GCA) and 2 had polyangiitis overlap syndrome (POS). Periungual capillaroscopy (PC) showed isolated changes in 11 patients (73%). We observed more changes in those cases with active disease (83% vs. 67%); they were mainly microhemorrhage (without any statistical significance). There were no more findings in patients with a more generalised affliction (nervous system, kidneys and/or skin) than in the others. In conclusion, the capillaroscopy findings were few and non-specific. PC is a diagnostic method of negligible value in this type of disease.
Sendino Revuelta
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Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital La Paz, Madrid.
Barbado Hernández
F J
FJ
Torrijos Eslava
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A
González Anglada
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I
Peña Sánchez de Rivera
J M
JM
Vázquez Rodríguez
J J
JJ
D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009262:Nails / Q000098:blood supply*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000473:pathology*
Capilaroscopia en las vasculitis.