[Capillary microscopy in connective tissue diseases].
Based on the results of a capillary microscope study on 43 patients with connective tissue disorders, the characteristic morphological abnormalities observed in the capillaries of the nail fold are presented. A high correlation was found between the pattern of changes in the capillaries and the individual connective tissue diseases. The diagnostic and prognostic usefulness of this easily performed in vivo technique is discussed in particular with regard to patients with Raynaud's phenomenon.
D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology*; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy; D011379:Prognosis; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000473:pathology
Kapillarmikroskopie bei Bindegewebserkrankungen.