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==Overview==
==Overview==
Nail-fold video capillaroscopy (NVC) may be helpful in the diagnosis of scleroderma. Findings on nail-fold video capillaroscopy diagnostic of raynaud's phenomenon (RP) and scleroderma microangiopathy include nail-fold capillary abnormalities, capillary dilatation, and capillary loop drop-out. Findings on nail-fold video capillaroscopy diagnostic of scleroderma microangiopathy are graded into 3 phases; early, active and late.
Nail-fold video capillaroscopy (NVC) may be helpful in the diagnosis of scleroderma. Findings on nail-fold video capillaroscopy diagnostic of [[Raynaud's phenomenon|raynaud's phenomenon (RP)]] and scleroderma [[microangiopathy]] include nail-fold capillary abnormalities, [[capillary]] dilatation, and [[capillary]] loop drop-out. Findings on nail-fold video capillaroscopy diagnostic of scleroderma [[microangiopathy]] are graded into 3 phases; early, active and late.


==Other Imaging Findings==
==Other Imaging Findings==
*Nail-fold capillaroscopy may be helpful in the diagnosis of scleroderma. Findings on nail-fold capillaroscopy diagnostic of raynaud's phenomenon (RP) include:<ref name="pmid14613262">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cutolo M, Grassi W, Matucci Cerinic M |title=Raynaud's phenomenon and the role of capillaroscopy |journal=Arthritis Rheum. |volume=48 |issue=11 |pages=3023–30 |date=November 2003 |pmid=14613262 |doi=10.1002/art.11310 |url=}}</ref>
*Nail-fold capillaroscopy may be helpful in the diagnosis of scleroderma. Findings on nail-fold capillaroscopy diagnostic of [[Raynaud's phenomenon|raynaud's phenomenon (RP)]] include:<ref name="pmid14613262">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cutolo M, Grassi W, Matucci Cerinic M |title=Raynaud's phenomenon and the role of capillaroscopy |journal=Arthritis Rheum. |volume=48 |issue=11 |pages=3023–30 |date=November 2003 |pmid=14613262 |doi=10.1002/art.11310 |url=}}</ref>
**Nail-fold capillary abnormalities
**Nail-fold [[capillary]] abnormalities
**Capillary dilatation
**[[Capillary]] dilatation
**Capillary loop drop-out
**[[Capillary]] loop drop-out
*Nail-fold capillaroscopy:
*Nail-fold capillaroscopy:
**Non-invasive technique that facilitates in vivo assessment of cutaneous microvasculature and microvascular damage in scleroderma patients  
**Non-invasive technique that facilitates in vivo assessment of [[cutaneous]] [[microvasculature]] and [[Microvasculature|microvascular]] damage in scleroderma patients  
*Findings on nail-fold video capillaroscopy diagnostic of scleroderma microangiopathy are graded into 3 phases:<ref name="pmid10648032">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cutolo M, Sulli A, Pizzorni C, Accardo S |title=Nailfold videocapillaroscopy assessment of microvascular damage in systemic sclerosis |journal=J. Rheumatol. |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=155–60 |date=January 2000 |pmid=10648032 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid18078610">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cutolo M, Matucci Cerinic M |title=Nailfold capillaroscopy and classification criteria for systemic sclerosis |journal=Clin. Exp. Rheumatol. |volume=25 |issue=5 |pages=663–5 |date=2007 |pmid=18078610 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid18037628">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sulli A, Secchi ME, Pizzorni C, Cutolo M |title=Scoring the nailfold microvascular changes during the capillaroscopic analysis in systemic sclerosis patients |journal=Ann. Rheum. Dis. |volume=67 |issue=6 |pages=885–7 |date=June 2008 |pmid=18037628 |doi=10.1136/ard.2007.079756 |url=}}</ref>
*Findings on nail-fold video capillaroscopy diagnostic of scleroderma microangiopathy are graded into 3 phases:<ref name="pmid10648032">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cutolo M, Sulli A, Pizzorni C, Accardo S |title=Nailfold videocapillaroscopy assessment of microvascular damage in systemic sclerosis |journal=J. Rheumatol. |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=155–60 |date=January 2000 |pmid=10648032 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid18078610">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cutolo M, Matucci Cerinic M |title=Nailfold capillaroscopy and classification criteria for systemic sclerosis |journal=Clin. Exp. Rheumatol. |volume=25 |issue=5 |pages=663–5 |date=2007 |pmid=18078610 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid18037628">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sulli A, Secchi ME, Pizzorni C, Cutolo M |title=Scoring the nailfold microvascular changes during the capillaroscopic analysis in systemic sclerosis patients |journal=Ann. Rheum. Dis. |volume=67 |issue=6 |pages=885–7 |date=June 2008 |pmid=18037628 |doi=10.1136/ard.2007.079756 |url=}}</ref>
**Early:
**Early:
***Giant capillaries
***Giant [[capillaries]]
***Hemorrhages
***[[Hemorrhages]]
***These findings facilitate early diagnosis of scleroderma and facilitate differentiation between primary and secondary RP
***These findings facilitate early diagnosis of scleroderma and facilitate differentiation between primary and secondary [[Raynaud's Phenomenon|RP]]
**Active  
**Active  
***The microangiopathy changes in the early phase are more evident in the active phase
***The [[microangiopathy]] changes in the early phase are more evident in the active phase
**Late
**Late
***Severe loss of capillaries  
***Severe loss of [[capillaries]]
***Vascular architectural disorganization
***[[Vascular]] architectural disorganization
***Presence of ramified or bushy capillaries
***Presence of ramified or bushy [[capillaries]]


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M. Khurram Afzal, MD [2]

Overview

Nail-fold video capillaroscopy (NVC) may be helpful in the diagnosis of scleroderma. Findings on nail-fold video capillaroscopy diagnostic of raynaud's phenomenon (RP) and scleroderma microangiopathy include nail-fold capillary abnormalities, capillary dilatation, and capillary loop drop-out. Findings on nail-fold video capillaroscopy diagnostic of scleroderma microangiopathy are graded into 3 phases; early, active and late.

Other Imaging Findings

  • Nail-fold capillaroscopy may be helpful in the diagnosis of scleroderma. Findings on nail-fold capillaroscopy diagnostic of raynaud's phenomenon (RP) include:[1]
  • Nail-fold capillaroscopy:
  • Findings on nail-fold video capillaroscopy diagnostic of scleroderma microangiopathy are graded into 3 phases:[2][3][4]
    • Early:
      • Giant capillaries
      • Hemorrhages
      • These findings facilitate early diagnosis of scleroderma and facilitate differentiation between primary and secondary RP
    • Active
      • The microangiopathy changes in the early phase are more evident in the active phase
    • Late

References

  1. Cutolo M, Grassi W, Matucci Cerinic M (November 2003). "Raynaud's phenomenon and the role of capillaroscopy". Arthritis Rheum. 48 (11): 3023–30. doi:10.1002/art.11310. PMID 14613262.
  2. Cutolo M, Sulli A, Pizzorni C, Accardo S (January 2000). "Nailfold videocapillaroscopy assessment of microvascular damage in systemic sclerosis". J. Rheumatol. 27 (1): 155–60. PMID 10648032.
  3. Cutolo M, Matucci Cerinic M (2007). "Nailfold capillaroscopy and classification criteria for systemic sclerosis". Clin. Exp. Rheumatol. 25 (5): 663–5. PMID 18078610.
  4. Sulli A, Secchi ME, Pizzorni C, Cutolo M (June 2008). "Scoring the nailfold microvascular changes during the capillaroscopic analysis in systemic sclerosis patients". Ann. Rheum. Dis. 67 (6): 885–7. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.079756. PMID 18037628.

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