ArticlePostepy dermatologii i alergologii2021
Correlation between the infrared thermogram and microvascular abnormalities of the nailfold in patients with systemic sclerosis.
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- Clinical Application of Infrared Thermography in Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review.Mediterranean journal of rheumatology · 2025Article
- Cardio-rheumatology: integrated care and the opportunities for personalized medicine.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2025Review
- Clinical assessment of patients with systemic sclerosis: is there a place for thermography?Archives of dermatological research · 2023Article
- Correlation between Microvascular Damage and Internal Organ Involvement in Scleroderma: Focus on Lung Damage and Endothelial Dysfunction.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
introductionSystemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystemic disease with an extensive microvasculopathy. The gold standard for its investigation is nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC).
aimTo assess the value of thermography (IRT) for the assessment of microvasculopathy in patients with SSc. MATERIAL AND
methodsNineteen patients with limited cutaneous SSc were enrolled in the study. They underwent IRT imaging and NVC. An average temperature (Tavg) at the nailfold and a gradient of temperatures (ΔTavg) between the central metacarpus of the hand and the nailfold was determined for all fingers. NVC pictures were classified to capillaroscopic patterns according to Cutolo
resultsThere was only a moderate correlation (0.4 <
conclusionsAlthough IRT measurements correlate only moderately with density of capillaries, this technique seems to be substantial to determine the capillaroscopic pattern and to identify patients at greater risk of DU development.
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