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Is nailfold capillaroscopy useful for prognostication and evaluation of disease progression in scleroderma patients?

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Rheumatology · Vanderbilt University Medical School

Nailfold capillaroscopy is most commonly used for diagnostic purposes in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon (RP), but is also useful for prognostication and evaluation of disease progression in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients.

Nailfold capillaroscopy examines the terminal row of capillaries at the ...

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