SYSTEMIC SCLERODERMA IN A 16-YEAR-OLD BOY - THE DIAGNOSTIC RELEVANCE OF CAPILLAROSCOPY AND FLUORESCENCE VIDEO MICROSCOPY

Authors
KLYSCZ T BREUER J JUNGER M RASSNER G
Citation
T. Klyscz et al., SYSTEMIC SCLERODERMA IN A 16-YEAR-OLD BOY - THE DIAGNOSTIC RELEVANCE OF CAPILLAROSCOPY AND FLUORESCENCE VIDEO MICROSCOPY, EJD. European journal of dermatology, 7(5), 1997, pp. 381-384
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
EJD. European journal of dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
11671122
Volume
7
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
381 - 384
Database
ISI
SICI code
1167-1122(1997)7:5<381:SSIA1B>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Microscopic techniques such as capillaroscopy and fluoresence video mi croscopy of the nailfold reveal microangiopathies typical of the early stages of systemic scleroderma. We illustrate the significance of the se techniques and their impact on choice of therapy in a case study of a 16-year-old boy with Raynaud's phenomenon and fingertip necroses. T he capillaroscopic findings made it possible to diagnose systemic scle roderma even before the typical serological markers appeared.