The contribution of capillaroscopy to the differential diagnosis of connective autoimmune diseases

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1093-1108

  Cutolo, Maurizio ^a   Sulli, Alberto ^a   Secchi, Maria Elena ^a   Olivieri, Monica ^a   Pizzorni, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

capillaroscopy; connective autoimmune diseases; dermatomyositis; systemic lupus erythematosus; systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MICROVASCULATURE; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; REVIEW; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MICROSCOPIC ANGIOSCOPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 36649035032     PISSN: 15216942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2007.10.001     Document Type: Review

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