Capillaroscopy in the daily clinic of the pediatric rheumatologist.

Autor: Schonenberg-Meinema D; Department of Pediatric Immunology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: d.schonenberg@amsterdamumc.nl., Cutolo M; Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Polyclinic San Martino Hospital, Genova, Italy., Smith V; Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium; Faculty of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Unit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB Inflammation Research Center (IRC), Ghent, Belgium.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology [Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol] 2024 Sep; Vol. 38 (3), pp. 101978. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 20.
DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2024.101978
Abstrakt: In the last decade, nailfold capillaroscopy is finding its way to the daily clinic of (pediatric) rheumatologist. This review will provide the necessary knowledge for the clinician performing this easy and non-invasive examination in children. In the first part, background information on type of capillaroscopy device and standardized (internationally validated) interpretations for the different capillary variables compared to healthy pediatric controls will be provided. The second part focusses on capillary changes that are observed in Raynaud's phenomenon with follow-up recommendations. This part will also cover capillaroscopy findings in juvenile systemic sclerosis, childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile dermatomyositis and -mixed connective tissue disease, as well as correlations with disease severity. Lastly, a research agenda shows the current gaps we have in knowledge in this niche of nailfold capillaroscopy in pediatric connective tissue diseases.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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