How to Do Nailfold Capillaroscopy?
Nail Capillary Anatomy Capillaroscopy Is a Method Used to Examine a Patient's Microcirculation and Assess Pathological Changes. It Is Completely Safe and...
What is Nailfold capillary abnormalities?
In systemic sclerosis, nailfold capillary dermatoscopy features include irregularly and regularly enlarged vessels, microhaemorrhages, reduced capillary density, branching vessels and disorganised architecture. Three patterns of microangiopathy are seen in systemic sclerosis and are termed early, active and late.
What is capillary microscopy?
Capillary microscopy is a noninvasive technique for measuring red blood cell velocity and for determining nutritional blood flow in the capillaries of the skin. This method can be applied in distinguishing patients with Raynaud's phenomenon from those with other disorders involving ischemia of the hand.
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