Abstract

VELEZ, Génessis Maldonado  and  ACOSTA, Carlos Ríos. Utility of capillaroscopy in scleroderma. Rev. argent. reumatolg. [online]. 2016, vol.27, n.4, pp.40-46. ISSN 0327-4411.

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterized by autoimmune reactivity, progressive generalized vascular dysfunction and fibrosis of the skin and internal organs associated with the production of specific antibodies. In recent years the nailfold capillaroscopy has proven to be an useful and realible tool for the initial evaluation of Raynaud’s phenomenon and connective tissue diseases specially scleroderma, also this technique has been included in the diagnostic criteria of scleroderma, which demonstrate the usefulness of this technique. In turn, the capillaroscopy plays an important role in the evaluation of systemic involvement, transition of the disease, management and mortality predictor of scleroderma, aspects that will be discussed in this review

Keywords : nailfold capillaroscopy; scleroderma; SD Pattern.