Aspects of nailfold capillaroscopy in children and young people with rheumatic disease.
Nailfold capillaroscopy was performed in children and young people with rheumatic disease (42 patients with a variety of childhood rheumatic diseases) and 30 normal control subjects. Distinctive morphologic abnormalities with capillary enlargement, megacapillary and dropout of surrounding structures were noted in two groups: patients with childhood dermatomyositis (DM) and with scleroderma (SD). Capillary abnormalities were found in all 4 patients affected by systemic disease and in none of 7 patients with localized scleroderma. Some minor atypical capillary morphology were observed in normal individuals (37%) but the enlarged capillaries, especially megacapillaries were not found.
Tudor
Aura
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Clinic of Internal Medicine, C.F.No. 2 University Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania. japon52@yahoo.com
Musat
Adriana
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Teleianu
Camelia
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Zapucioiu
Carmen
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Bari
Maria
M
Comanici
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009262:Nails / Q000098:blood supply*; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*