Nailfold capillaroscopic findings in primary Sjögren's syndrome: Clinical and serological correlations

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 789-794

  Capobianco, Karina Gatz ^a,b   Xavier, Ricardo M ^a   Bredemeier, M ^a   Restelli, V G ^a   Brenol, J C T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Antinuclear; Capillaries; Keratoconjunctivitis sicca; Microscopic angioscopy; Rheumatoid factor; Sj gren's syndrome; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; CENTROMERE ANTIBODY; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; ENZYME ANTIBODY; LA ANTIBODY; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; RO ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SCORING SYSTEM; SEROLOGY; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPIC ANGIOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; VASCULITIS;

EID: 29944443196     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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