A Portable Digital Microphotography Unit for Rapid Documentation of Periungual Nailfold Capillary Changes in Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 539-544

  Sontheimer, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune connective tissue diseases; Dermatomyositis; Dermoscopy; Digital microphotography; Nailfold capillary changes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CAMERA; CAPILLARY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; NAIL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID NODULE;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CAPILLARIES; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; NAILS; PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 1542410339     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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