Nailfold capillaroscopy : WHAT IT AND application
What is nail fold capillaroscopy ?
an intravitam method of study involving the examination, under magnification, of capillaries of the epithelial or endothelial integuments of animals and man (skin, mucous membranes).In man, the capillaries are examined in the skin fold of the nail bed, where they can be viewed most conveniently. A microscope or a special instrument, the capillaroscope, is used for this purpose. The use of the microscope (20–100 power magnification) after the application of a drop of clarifying oil to the skin and good oblique illumination provide good visibility. Changes are observed in the capillaries with disturbances of the peripheral blood circulation of a variety of etiologies (in vascular neuroses, the early stages of cardiac insufficiency, end arteritis obliterans). The changes observed during capillaroscopy are not strictly specific to a given pathological condition; they arise as an adaptive mechanism to any disturbance of the general blood flow. There-fore, capillaroscopy is used only as a supplementary diagnostic method in general clinical examinations.
what can do by nail fold capillaroscopy?
Clinical capillaroscopy for Raynaud phenomenon, rheumatic diseases.Nailfold capillaroscope,Our Nailfold Capillaroscope is the First Brand in China,Our Customers are all over the world,Capillaroscopy is a widely used technique for the examination of patients suffering from rheumatic and cardiovascular diseases, endocrine disorders, metabolic diseases, some diseases of respiratory organs,inflammatory processes and trophic disturbances and pathologies of the skin and of the hypoderm.Videocapillaroscopy is also a reliable tool in the diagnosis of angiopathies in patients suffering from pancreatic diabetes.
Nailfold videocapillaroscopy finds application in the fields of:
Rheumatology (autoimmune diseases, Raynaud’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, sclerodermia related pathologies, systemic lupus erythematosus).
Dermatology(naevi, dermatitis, dermatosis, psoriasis, skin cancer and amartomes, non healing wounds).
Vascular Surgery (varicose veins of lower extremities, arterial spiders, cellulitis, obliterating endarteritis, skin ulces).
Angiology and Flebology (ischaemic heart disease, hypertension, pneumatic hammer disease, skin ulcers).
Aesthetic medicine and surgery (skin check-up, “aging skin”, assessment of fat tissues vasularization, liposuction, collagene injection, cellulitis,
monitoring of laser treatment effects, electrolipolysis, ultrasound, adipoclasy)
The possibility of detectiong early stages (symptomless) of vessel disorders by videocapillaroscopy opens up new possibilities for the prophylaxis of several diseases.Nailfold Video Capillaroscope -Top selling model
Nailfold capillary microscopy application?
nailfold capillary microscopy Widefield capillary microscopy A technique used to evaluate finger nailfold capillaries, using a wide-angle stereomicroscope or ophthalmoscope; enlargement, ↑ tortuosity, or ↓ number of capillaries occur in connective tissue diseases–eg, Raynaud’s phenomenon, scleroderma–to evaluate extent of visceral involvement, MCTD, dermatomyositis, SLE.
Abstract. Nailfold capillaroscopy is a method of great diagnostic value in the differential diagnosis of primary versus secondary Raynaud´s phenomenon, of systemic sclerosis versus other so called connective tissue diseases and of additional diagnostic value in other entities. Rheumatologists, dermatologists, and angiologists in Germany have convened in an interdisciplinary working group in which they synergistically combined their expertise to develop a common nomenclature and standards for the technical performance of nailfold capillary microscopy. The article gives an overview of historical and technical aspects of capillaroscopy, morphologic findings, and disease-specific patterns. It also provides a critical appraisal of its significance in the diagnosis and sequelae of these interdisciplinarily-managed diseases including its performance in children and gives an excursion in the potential perspectives of capillaroscopy in less common indications.
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