Nailfold Capillaroscopy Characteristics of Antisynthetase Syndrome and Possible Clinical Associations : Results of a Multicenter International Study

OBJECTIVE: To describe nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) features of patients with antisynthetase syndrome (AS) and to investigate possible correlations with clinical and serological features of the disease.

METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed NVC images of 190 patients with AS [females/males 3.63, mean age 49.7 ± 12.8 yrs, median disease duration 53.7 mos (interquartile range 82), 133 anti-Jo1 and 57 non-anti-Jo1-positive patients]. For each patient, we examined number of capillaries, giant capillaries, microhemorrhages, avascular areas, ramified capillaries, and the presence of systemic sclerosis (SSc)-like pattern. Finally, we correlated NVC features with clinical and serological findings of patients with AS. Concomitantly, a historical cohort of 75 patients with antinuclear antibody-negative primary Raynaud phenomenon (RP) and longterm followup was used as a control group (female/male ratio 4.13/1, mean age 53.9 ± 17.6 yrs) for NVC measures.

RESULTS: NVC abnormalities were observed in 62.1% of AS patients compared with 29.3% of primary RP group (p < 0.001). An SSc-like pattern was detected in 67 patients (35.3%) and it was associated with anti-Jo1 antibodies (p = 0.002) and also with a longer disease duration (p = 0.004). Interestingly, there was no significant correlation between the presence of SSc-like pattern and RP, and only 47% of patients with SSc-like pattern had RP.

CONCLUSION: NVC abnormalities are commonly observed in AS, independently from the occurrence of RP. The presence of an SSc-like pattern could allow identification of a more defined AS subtype, and prospective studies could confirm the association with clinical and serological features of AS.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

The Journal of rheumatology - 46(2019), 3 vom: 12. März, Seite 279-284

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sebastiani, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Triantafyllias, Konstantinos [VerfasserIn]
Manfredi, Andreina [VerfasserIn]
González-Gay, Miguel Angel [VerfasserIn]
Palmou-Fontana, Natalia [VerfasserIn]
Cassone, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Drott, Ulrich [VerfasserIn]
Delbrück, Christiane [VerfasserIn]
Rojas-Serrano, Jorge [VerfasserIn]
Bertolazzi, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Nuño, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Giannini, Margherita [VerfasserIn]
Iannone, Florenzo [VerfasserIn]
Vicente, Esther F [VerfasserIn]
Castañeda, Santos [VerfasserIn]
Selva-O'Callaghan, Albert [VerfasserIn]
Trallero Araguas, Ernesto [VerfasserIn]
Emmi, Giacomo [VerfasserIn]
Iuliano, Annamaria [VerfasserIn]
Bauhammer, Jutta [VerfasserIn]
Miehle, Nikolaus [VerfasserIn]
Parisi, Simone [VerfasserIn]
Cavagna, Lorenzo [VerfasserIn]
Codullo, Veronica [VerfasserIn]
Montecucco, Carlomaurizio [VerfasserIn]
Lopez-Longo, Francisco Javier [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-Barrio, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Nieto-González, Juan Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Vichi, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Confalonieri, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Tomietto, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Bergner, Raoul [VerfasserIn]
Sulli, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Bonella, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Furini, Federica [VerfasserIn]
Scirè, Carlo Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Bortoluzzi, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Specker, Christof [VerfasserIn]
Barsotti, Simone [VerfasserIn]
Neri, Rossella [VerfasserIn]
Mosca, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Caproni, Marzia [VerfasserIn]
Weinmann-Menke, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Schwarting, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Vanessa [VerfasserIn]
Cutolo, Maurizio [VerfasserIn]
American and European Network of Antisynthetase Syndrome Collaborative Group [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ANTISYNTHETASE ANTIBODIES
ANTISYNTHETASE SYNDROME
Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases
Antibodies, Antinuclear
EC 6.1.1.-
Jo-1 antibody
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
NAILFOLD VIDEOCAPILLAROSCOPY
RAYNAUD PHENOMENON
SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS PATTERN

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Date Completed 26.06.2020

Date Revised 26.06.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3899/jrheum.180355

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM290749875