title: [Nailfold capillaroscopy in normal children between 0 and 16 years of age].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nailfold capillaroscopy is a technique used in childhood and adults for morpho-functional study of peripheral microcirculation. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the evolution of the microcirculation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nailfold capillaroscopy was performed in eighty-six healthy children (48 boys and 38 girls) aged 5 months to 16 years. All the subjects were divided into 5 groups for age.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A progressive morphological and dynamic development of peripheral microcirculation in the early years of life was observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Therefore, nailfold capillaroscopy is a simple, noninvasive, easily repetitive method which allows to observe the physiological development and a possible pathology of naifold capillaries.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Pediatrica, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martino
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Agolini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aprigliano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guido
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Placanica
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Giardini
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation; D009262:Nails / Q000098:blood supply*