Nailfold capillary scleroderma pattern may be associated with disease damage in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: important lessons from longitudinal follow-up.
Dieneke Schonenberg-MeinemaSandy C BergkampAmara Nassar-Sheikh RashidMariken P GruppenMaritza A Middelkamp-HupWineke ArmbrustKoert DolmanA Elisabeth HakPetra C E Hissink MullerMarieke van OnnaJoost F SwartTaco W KuijpersSylvia S M KamphuisVanessa SmithJ Merlijn van den BergPublished in: Lupus science & medicine (2022)
This longitudinal study shows that the majority of capillary patterns in cSLE are abnormal and they can change over time. Irrespective of disease activity, a capillary scleroderma pattern in cSLE may be associated with higher risk of SLE-related disease damage.