| Autor: |
M L, Bull, M J, Evans, R, Gupta, M J, Grigg, A N, Nicolaides |
| Rok vydání: |
1986 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
International angiology : a journal of the International Union of Angiology. 5(4) |
| ISSN: |
0392-9590 |
| Popis: |
Digital skin temperature was monitored using a radiation thermometer in 27 normal volunteers and in 24 patients with Raynaud's phenomenon before and after the application of a mild cold stress (20 degrees C for 1 minute). The test was performed in standardized environmental conditions and repeated after the ingestion of alcohol (30 mls of 25% ethyl alcohol). Three types of response were identified: "Normal" rewarming curves before alcohol in 25 of 27 volunteers and in one patient. "Abnormal" rewarming curves unaffected by alcohol in 18 patients. "Abnormal" rewarming curves normalized by alcohol in the 2 remaining volunteers and in 5 patients. This simple, practical, painless and noninvasive test may be of value in the objective assessment of the severity of Raynaud's phenomenon and in the evaluation of the effect of therapy. |
| Databáze: |
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