Vasculitis & polymyalgia rheumatica
Can nailfold capillaroscopy findings be a marker for uveitis in Behçet's syndrome?
Authors' conclusion
Our findings show that microhemorrhage and crossing are associated with uveitis in BS patients.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with a definite diagnosis of BS (International Criteria for Behçet's Disease) and healthy controls
- Participants
- 90 patients
- Exposure
- BS with uveitis vs BS without uveitis vs healthy controls
- BS with uveitisn = 32
- BS without uveitisn = 29
- Healthy controlsn = 29reference
- Outcome
- Nailfold capillaroscopy findings
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
BS with uveitis
2.0
median · range 0.8–3.3
BS without uveitis
1.3
median · range 0.6–2.7
Healthy controls
1.2
median · range 0–3.2
P = 0.028
- Crossing medians: statistically significant difference across groups
- P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Can nailfold capillaroscopy findings be a marker for uveitis in Behçet's syndrome? Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 18 December 2024. doi:10.
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