Capillaroscopic Findings in Erosive and Nodal Osteoarthritis of the Hands
| Autor: | A. Cerase, C. Tofi, F. Priolo, Roberto Marcolongo, Antonella Fioravanti |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Osteoarthritis Disease Microscopic Angioscopy Diagnosis Differential Psoriatic arthritis Rheumatology Internal medicine medicine Humans In patient Aged Seronegative arthritis business.industry Arthritis General Medicine Middle Aged Hand medicine.disease Dermatology Capillaries Female Differential diagnosis business Hand osteoarthritis |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Rheumatology. 20:174-176 |
| ISSN: | 1434-9949 0770-3198 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s100670170059 |
| Popis: | Osteoarthritis of the hands is a very common disease that can present a large number of different clinic pictures, such as nodal (NOA) and erosive (EOA) forms. EOA in particular is a rare subset of hand osteoarthritis characterised by faster destructive changes involving the distal interphalangeal (DIP) and proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints. In the early stages of the disease the differential diagnosis from other arthritides, such as rheumatoid or seronegative arthritis, may pose a challenge. Nailfold capillaroscopy is a non-invasive technique that allows the in vivo study of the microvascular environment. In this study the authors have compared the capillaroscopic microvascular patterns in 56 patients with EOA, in 46 patients with NOA, and in 50 normal controls. The abnormalities that could be found in EOA patients were similar to those described by some authors in patients with psoriatic arthritis. The authors discuss the significance of these abnormalities and the possible relationship between EOA and psoriatic arthritis. |
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