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. 2023 Feb 23;14(2):248-255.

doi: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_311_22. eCollection 2023 Mar-Apr.

Raynaud's Phenomenon: A Brush Up!

Bhavya Swarnkar¹, Rashmi Sarkar²

Affiliations

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
² Department of Dermatology, LHMC and Associated KSCH and SSK Hospital, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 37089827
PMCID: PMC10115340
DOI: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_311_22

Raynaud's Phenomenon: A Brush Up!

Bhavya Swarnkar et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2023.

. 2023 Feb 23;14(2):248-255.

doi: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_311_22. eCollection 2023 Mar-Apr.

Authors

Bhavya Swarnkar¹, Rashmi Sarkar²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
² Department of Dermatology, LHMC and Associated KSCH and SSK Hospital, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 37089827
PMCID: PMC10115340
DOI: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_311_22

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Figures

Figure 1
Sequence of events leading to vasospasm

Figure 2
Pathogenesis of Raynaud’s phenomenon

Figure 3
Cyanosis of the distal end of fingers on cold exposure representing Raynaud’s phenomenon (Credits: Dr. M. Ramam, Professor, Department of Dermatology, AIIMS, New Delhi)

Figure 4
Normal nail fold capillaroscopy showing the uniform distribution of hairpin-shaped capillaries (Credits: Dr. Vishal Gaurav, Senior resident, Department of Dermatology, AIIMS, New Delhi)

Figure 5
Nail fold capillaroscopy showing capillary dropouts at the cuticle of a finger in a case of systemic sclerosis (Credits: Dr. Vishal Gaurav, Senior resident, Department of Dermatology, AIIMS, New Delhi)

Figure 6
Treatment approach for the patients of primary and secondary Raynaud’s

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