Laser Doppler imaging for assessment of microcirculation in juvenile systemic sclerosis

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 72-75

  Piotto, Daniela Gerent Petry ^a   Correa, Marcelo José Uchôa ^b   Miotto e Silva, Vanessa Bugni ^a   Kayser, Cristiane ^b   Terreri, Maria Teresa R A ^a  

^a Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Juvenile systemic sclerosis; Laser doppler imaging; Microcirculation; Nailfold capillaroscopy; Raynaud's phenomenon

Indexed keywords

VASODILATOR AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CAPILLARY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FINGER BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JUVENILE SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; LASER DOPPLER IMAGING; MICROCIRCULATION; NAILFOLD CAPILLAROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

JUVENILE SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; LASER DOPPLER IMAGING; MICROCIRCULATION; NAILFOLD CAPILLAROSCOPY; RAYNAUD'S PHENOMENON;

ADOLESCENT; CAPILLARIES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPIC ANGIOSCOPY; NAILS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SKIN;

EID: 84890953016     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket288     Document Type: Article

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