The role of nailfold videocapillaroscopy in Raynaud's phenomenon monitoring and early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis

• Main Authors: E. Alessandri (Author), C. Ferrone (Author), G. Zampogna (Author), M. Meroni (Author), C. Pizzorni (Author), M. Cutolo (Author), F. Ravera (Author), A. Sulli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Several connective tissue diseases, in particular systemic sclerosis (SSc), have Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) as their first clinical manifestation. Primary RP represents a benign condition often observed in otherwise healthy subjects, especially women: it is due to an exaggerated response to the...