Capillaroscopic findings in Turkish Takayasu arteritis patients

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AKDOĞAN A., ERDEN A., Firat Senturk E., KILIÇ L., SARI A., ARMAĞAN B., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.49, no.5, pp.1303-1307, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 49 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1812-223
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1303-1307
  • Keywords: Takayasu arteritis, vasculitis, capillaroscopy, vasculitic syndromes, abnormality, NAILFOLD CAPILLAROSCOPY, RHEUMATIC-DISEASES, SYSTEMIC-SCLEROSIS
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/aim: Abnormal capillaroscopic findings have been reported in vasculitic syndromes such as Behcet's disease, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, and Wegener's granulomatosis. This study was conducted to define the capillaroscopic changes in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TA).