1988
DOI: 10.1159/000248664
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Are Nailfold Capillary Changes Indicators of Organ Involvement in Progressive Systemic Sclerosis?

Abstract: Nailfold capillary abnormalities in 40 patients suffering from progressive systemic sclerosis (scleroderma; PSS) were studied by widefield nailfold capillary microscopy. Capillary enlargement and loss were graded using the rating scales of Maricq and Minkin. Capillary changes were correlated with organ involvement and immunological abnormalities. A high correlation was found between the grade of nailfold capillary changes and the clinical severity of PSS. Nailfold capillary microscopy seems to be a useful meth… Show more

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“…3,4 Morphological alterations in dermal microvessels are observed in the nailfold capillaries 5 where they appear to reflect the severity of skin and internal organs affected by SSc. 6 Disease progression is characterized by a reduction in the number of capillaries and severe morphological changes in the vessels occurring in parallel with tissue fibrosis. Although there is evidence for new capillary growth taking place in SSc lesions, 7 vessel regression prevails.…”
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“…3,4 Morphological alterations in dermal microvessels are observed in the nailfold capillaries 5 where they appear to reflect the severity of skin and internal organs affected by SSc. 6 Disease progression is characterized by a reduction in the number of capillaries and severe morphological changes in the vessels occurring in parallel with tissue fibrosis. Although there is evidence for new capillary growth taking place in SSc lesions, 7 vessel regression prevails.…”
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“…A análise conjunta desses dados sugere que nos pacientes com anticentrômero a evolução do dano vascular ocorre de maneira mais lenta, com os megacapilares tendo maior "tempo de sobrevida" antes de sofrerem obstrução ou mesmo persistindo indefinidamente sem sofrerem obliteração, permitindo a observação de um maior número desses capilares. A presença do anti-Scl-70 associou-se à maior desvascularização, reproduzindo resultados obtidos em estudo prévio (5) . A explicação para esse fenômeno não é clara, mas a associação do anti-Scl-70 com acometimento cutâneo e visceral mais severo pode também representar dano vascular mais acentuado e precoce.…”
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“…Apesar de diversos estudos relatarem associação da dilatação capilar ou desvascularização na CPU com lesões em órgãos internos (5,(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16) , outros falharam em reproduzir esses achados (4,17,18,22) . A ampla variabilidade nos resultados devese possivelmente a diferenças amostrais e a diferentes métodos de aferição de alterações clínicas e da CPU.…”
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