Clinical Bedside Tools to Assess Systemic Sclerosis Vasculopathy: Can Digital Thermal Monitoring and Sublingual Microscopy Identify Patients With Digital Ulcers?

DTM is a useful tool for assessing SSc-DU. While sublingual microscopy measurements did not significantly correlate to VRI in patients with SSc-DU, a longitudinal study may be more helpful in capturing vasculopathy activity prior to possible irreversible damage.