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Abnormal Nailfold Capillaroscopy Is Common in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease and Associated with Abnormal Pulmonary Function Tests
Anniek M. van Roon, Cato C. Huisman, Arie M. van Roon, Dan Zhang, Alja J. Stel, Andries J. Smit, Hendrika Bootsma and Douwe J. Mulder
The Journal of Rheumatology December 2018, jrheum.180615; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180615
Anniek M. van Roon
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, and the Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen; Department of Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. A.M. van Roon, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; C.C. Huisman, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; A.M. van Roon, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; D. Zhang, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden; A.J. Stel, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; A.J. Smit, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; H. Bootsma, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; D.J. Mulder, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen. Address correspondence to A.M. van Roon, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Huispostcode AA41, Hanzeplein 1, Postbus 30 001, Groningen, the Netherlands. E-mail: a.m.van.roon01@umcg.nl. Accepted for publication September 11, 2018.
Cato C. Huisman
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, and the Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen; Department of Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. A.M. van Roon, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; C.C. Huisman, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; A.M. van Roon, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; D. Zhang, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden; A.J. Stel, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; A.J. Smit, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; H. Bootsma, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; D.J. Mulder, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen. Address correspondence to A.M. van Roon, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Huispostcode AA41, Hanzeplein 1, Postbus 30 001, Groningen, the Netherlands. E-mail: a.m.van.roon01@umcg.nl. Accepted for publication September 11, 2018.
Arie M. van Roon
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, and the Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen; Department of Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. A.M. van Roon, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; C.C. Huisman, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; A.M. van Roon, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; D. Zhang, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden; A.J. Stel, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; A.J. Smit, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; H. Bootsma, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; D.J. Mulder, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen. Address correspondence to A.M. van Roon, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Huispostcode AA41, Hanzeplein 1, Postbus 30 001, Groningen, the Netherlands. E-mail: a.m.van.roon01@umcg.nl. Accepted for publication September 11, 2018.
Dan Zhang
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, and the Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen; Department of Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. A.M. van Roon, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; C.C. Huisman, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; A.M. van Roon, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; D. Zhang, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden; A.J. Stel, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; A.J. Smit, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; H. Bootsma, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; D.J. Mulder, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen. Address correspondence to A.M. van Roon, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Huispostcode AA41, Hanzeplein 1, Postbus 30 001, Groningen, the Netherlands. E-mail: a.m.van.roon01@umcg.nl. Accepted for publication September 11, 2018.
Alja J. Stel
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, and the Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen; Department of Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. A.M. van Roon, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; C.C. Huisman, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; A.M. van Roon, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; D. Zhang, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden; A.J. Stel, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; A.J. Smit, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; H. Bootsma, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; D.J. Mulder, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen. Address correspondence to A.M. van Roon, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Huispostcode AA41, Hanzeplein 1, Postbus 30 001, Groningen, the Netherlands. E-mail: a.m.van.roon01@umcg.nl. Accepted for publication September 11, 2018.
Andries J. Smit
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, and the Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen; Department of Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. A.M. van Roon, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; C.C. Huisman, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; A.M. van Roon, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; D. Zhang, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden; A.J. Stel, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; A.J. Smit, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; H. Bootsma, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; D.J. Mulder, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen. Address correspondence to A.M. van Roon, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Huispostcode AA41, Hanzeplein 1, Postbus 30 001, Groningen, the Netherlands. E-mail: a.m.van.roon01@umcg.nl. Accepted for publication September 11, 2018.
Hendrika Bootsma
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, and the Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen; Department of Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. A.M. van Roon, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; C.C. Huisman, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; A.M. van Roon, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; D. Zhang, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden; A.J. Stel, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; A.J. Smit, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; H. Bootsma, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; D.J. Mulder, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen. Address correspondence to A.M. van Roon, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Huispostcode AA41, Hanzeplein 1, Postbus 30 001, Groningen, the Netherlands. E-mail: a.m.van.roon01@umcg.nl. Accepted for publication September 11, 2018.
Douwe J. Mulder
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, and the Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen; Department of Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. A.M. van Roon, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; C.C. Huisman, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; A.M. van Roon, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; D. Zhang, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden; A.J. Stel, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; A.J. Smit, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; H. Bootsma, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; D.J. Mulder, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen. Address correspondence to A.M. van Roon, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Huispostcode AA41, Hanzeplein 1, Postbus 30 001, Groningen, the Netherlands. E-mail: a.m.van.roon01@umcg.nl. Accepted for publication September 11, 2018.
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Abnormal Nailfold Capillaroscopy Is Common in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease and Associated with Abnormal Pulmonary Function Tests
Anniek M. van Roon, Cato C. Huisman, Arie M. van Roon, Dan Zhang, Alja J. Stel, Andries J. Smit, Hendrika Bootsma, Douwe J. Mulder
The Journal of Rheumatology Dec 2018, jrheum.180615; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.180615
Abnormal Nailfold Capillaroscopy Is Common in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease and Associated with Abnormal Pulmonary Function Tests
Anniek M. van Roon, Cato C. Huisman, Arie M. van Roon, Dan Zhang, Alja J. Stel, Andries J. Smit, Hendrika Bootsma, Douwe J. Mulder
The Journal of Rheumatology Dec 2018, jrheum.180615; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.180615