Detail Association of Anticardiolipin Antibodies and Abnormal Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus   Oleh:  Bongard, Olivier ; Bounameaux, Henri ; Miescher, Peter-Anton ; Moerloose, Philippe De Jenis: Article from Journal Dalam koleksi: Lupus vol. 4 no. 2 (1995), page 142-144. Topik: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Capillaroscopy; Anticardiolipin Antibodies Fulltext: 142.full.pdf (349.83KB) Isi artikel Anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) are found in about 40-50% of patients suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and their presence carries an increased risk of thromboembolism. Since there is a high prevalence of nailfold capillary abnormalities in patients with SLE, we studied the relationship between aCL and skin microcirculatory changes or vascular symptoms in 51 consecutive patients with SLE (49 women, 2 men, 34.8 ± 13.7 years). Twenty-two patients (43.1 %) had positive aCL (IgG 22 (5-60) GPL; IgM 5 (3-16.5) MPL; median titre and range) and 12 (54.5%) of them had abnormal capilloscopic findings. By contrast, among the 29 patients without aCL, only six (20.7%) had an abnormal capillaroscopy (P = 0.027). There was no correlation between either aCL or capillaroscopy and Raynaud’s phenomenon. These results show a relationship between aCL and nailfold capillary changes in patients with SLE, suggesting a direct damage of the vascular endothelium by aCL. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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