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Apr252013
Capillaroscopy abnormalities in relation to disease activity in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus.
Juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE) has a more severe disease onset and clinical course in comparison with the adult SLE.
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Feb152013
Nailfold capillaroscopy abnormalities as predictors of mortality in patients with systemic sclerosis
Peripheral microangiopathy is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and can be early detected by nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC).
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Jan172013
Very early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis
The current validated or proposed criteria are not appropriate to make a very early diagnosis of SSc.
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Jan72013
Longterm effects of endothelin receptor antagonism on microvascular damage evaluated by nailfold capillaroscopic analysis in systemic sclerosis
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by microvascular injury, fibrosis, and hypoxia of involved tissues. The vasoactive peptide endothelin-1 (ET-1) seems to be implicated in these events.
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Dec132012
Nailfold capillaroscopy in children and adolescents with rheumatic diseases
Nailfold capillaroscopy is a useful method to diagnose autoimmune rheumatic diseases and monitor disease activity.