Nailfold capillary microscopy: a new technique for finger systolic pressure measurement

Priollet, P.; Vayssairat, M.; Mathieu, J.F.; Goldberg, J.; Housset, E.

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 2(3): 217-220

1984


ISSN/ISBN: 0392-856X
PMID: 6529873
Document Number: 237619
To assess the value of nailfold capillary microscopy (N.C.M.) for measuring finger systolic pressure (F.S.P.), 25 patients were studied by N.C.M. and plethysmography. Twelve of them presented Raynaud's phenomenon. The results revealed that N.C.M. can be correlated with plethysmography for measuring F.S.P. Therefore, N.C.M. with F.S.P. measurement is a practical, inexpensive method, and provides an additional microvascular diagnostic evaluation.

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