Carlo Alberto Cutolo, Andrea Cere, Paola Toma, Tommaso Cannavacciuolo, Chiara Toma, Serena Balito, Veronica Gerli, Vanessa Smith, Alberto Sulli, Sabrina Paolino, Emanuele Gotelli, Carlo Enrico Traverso, Massimo Nicolò, Maurizio Cutolo, Elvis Hysa
To investigate the correlations between finger microvascular morphology and function in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and the status of ocular microcirculation, as detected by nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC), laser speckle contrast analysis (LASCA), and optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). The enrollment included 32 SSc patients, classified according to the 2013 ACR/EULAR criteria, and 27 sex- and age-matched healthy controls. The participants underwent comprehensive rheumatological and ophthalmological examinations, as well as NVC, LASCA, and OCTA analysis on the same day at a single center from March to October 2022...
November 17, 2023: Rheumatology International