The Place of Nailfold Capillaroscopy Among Instrumental Methods for Assessment of Some Peripheral Ischaemic Syndromes in Rheumatology

Abstract

Micro- and macrovascular pathology is a frequent finding in a number of common rheumatic diseases. Secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) is among the most common symptoms in systemic sclerosis and several other systemic autoimmune diseases including a broad differential diagnosis. It should be also differential from other peripheral vascular syndromes such as embolism, thrombosis, etc., some of which lead to clinical manifestation of the blue toe syndrome.

Keywords

• Raynaud’s phenomenon
• blue toe syndrome
• rheumatic diseases
• microcirculation
• nailfold capillaroscopy