Review Article
Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Rheumatic Diseases: Which Parameters Should Be Evaluated?
Table 1
Capillary density scoring systems.
| Reference | Points | Capillary density per mm |
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Lefford and Edwards [44] Ingegnoli et al. [17] | 0 | >9 | 1 | >7–9 | 2 | >4–7 | 3 | 4 |
| Cutolo and Smith [28] | 0 | More than 9 capillaries | 1 | <33% reduction of capillaries (7–9 capillaries) | 2 | 33–66% reduction of capillaries (4–6 capillaries) | 3 | >66% reduction of capillaries (1–3 capillaries) |
| Reference | Points | Age 40 years | Age > 40 years |
| Hoerth et al. [29] | 0 | >7.75 | >8.5 | 1 | >7.25–7.75 | >7.75–8.5 | 2 | >6–7.25 | >6–7.75 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
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