Ultrasound characterization of the nail bed in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Diana Ferrusquia-TorizCristina Hernández-DíazLuis M Amezcua GuerraLucio Ventura-RíosVioleta Higuera-OrtizAna C Lozada-NavarroLuis H SilveiraPublished in: Lupus (2021)
Nail bed in SLE patients is thicker than in healthy individuals but thinner than in OA patients. Nail dystrophy in SLE is associated with advanced age, but not with accrued organ damage, disease activity, Raynaud's phenomenon, or DIP synovitis assessed by ultrasound.