RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Thermographic Abnormalities are Associated with Future Digital Ulcers and Death in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis JF The Journal of Rheumatology JO J Rheumatol FD The Journal of Rheumatology SP 1519 OP 1522 DO 10.3899/jrheum.151412 VO 43 IS 8 A1 Michael Hughes A1 Jack Wilkinson A1 Tonia Moore A1 Joanne Manning A1 Paul New A1 Graham Dinsdale A1 Andrea Murray A1 Ariane L. Herrick YR 2016 UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/43/8/1519.abstract AB Objective. Capillaroscopic abnormalities are predictive of future digital ulcers (DU). Our aim was to investigate whether functional digital vascular disease (thermographically assessed) is also associated with future DU.Methods. A retrospective case note review of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) undergoing thermography and who were followed for up to about 3 years.Results. There were 138 patients (equal mixture of normal/abnormal thermography). Patients with abnormal thermography were more likely to develop DU (clinician-observed and/or patient-reported, OR 2.84, p = 0.021), including multiple episodes, and more likely to die (OR 5.42, p = 0.050).Conclusion. Abnormal thermography is associated with DU and disease severity in patients with SSc.