Gianluca Screm, Lucrezia Mondini, Paola Confalonieri, Francesco Salton, Liliana Trotta, Mariangela Barbieri, Marco Mari, Nicolò Reccardini, Rossana Della Porta, Metka Kodric, Giulia Bandini, Michael Hughes, Mattia Bellan, Selene Lerda, Marco Confalonieri, Barbara Ruaro
BACKGROUND: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) includes granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), all of which are characterised by inflammation of small-medium-sized vessels. Progressive understanding of these diseases has allowed researchers and clinicians to start discussing nailfold video capillaroscopy (NVC) as a future tool for many applications in daily practice...
January 24, 2024: Diagnostics