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Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Rheumatological Diseases

Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Rheumatological Diseases

Hardcover

Medical Reference

ISBN10: 303203969X
ISBN13: 9783032039699
Publisher: Springer
Published: Jan 3 2026
Pages: 316
Weight: 1.39
Height: 0.93 Width: 6.43 Depth: 9.38
Language: English
Nailfold capillaroscopy allows non-invasive assessment of the finger microvasculature. At the nailfold, capillaries run parallel rather than perpendicular to the skin surface, allowing their structure to be visualised under magnification.

The main clinical indication for nailfold capillaroscopy is the assessment of the patient with Raynaud's phenomenon (RP). Normal nailfold capillaries are reassuring, consistent with primary ('benign') RP, whereas abnormal capillaries (dilated capillaries, reduced capillary density) raise suspicion of an underlying systemic sclerosis-spectrum disorder. Although the significance of abnormal nailfold capillaries was recognised over 50 years ago, only within the last 20 years has there been a surge of interest in capillaroscopy, fuelled by the recognition that abnormal nailfold capillaries are an independent risk factor for development of systemic sclerosis and by abnormal nailfold capillaries being included in the 2013 classification criteria for systemic sclerosis. The increased interest in nailfold capillaroscopy is evidenced by capillaroscopy courses of the British Society for Rheumatology and of EULAR being over-subscribed.

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