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  • Title: Relationship between nailfold capillary microscopy and salivary capillary basement membrane width in Raynaud's disease and progressive systemic sclerosis.
    Author: DeBure C, Fiessinger JN, Priollet P, Camilleri JP, Vayssairat M, Kazandjian S, Housset E.
    Journal: J Rheumatol; 1985 Apr; 12(2):279-82. PubMed ID: 4032402.
    Abstract:
    To assess the relationship between a nailfold scleroderma pattern and histopathological data, we compared the results of nailfold capillaroscopy with capillary basement membrane width of labial salivary glands in 25 patients with either a Raynaud's disease (RD: 12 patients) or a progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS: 13 patients). The sensitivity of a capillaroscopic scleroderma pattern for capillary basement membrane thickness is of 75%. These results confirm the usefulness of in vivo capillary examination for the early diagnosis of PSS.
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