Interleukin 17 and Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Rheumatoid Vasculitis

The aim of this research is to find if there is role for interleukin 17 and nailfold capillaroscopy in rheumatoid arthritis patients as a clue for emerging vasculitis. Where patients who develped vasculitis on top of rheumatoid arthritis were subjected to several laboratory measurements, nerve conduction studies and finally nail fold capillaroscopy examination to detect the changes in the nailfold capillaries accompanying the vasculitis changes.

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Dr. Omneya Emad Elazzazy, Egyptian physiatrist and rheumatologist. She finished her PhD degree in 2016.