Association of crossing capillaries in the finger nailfold with diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

Crossing capillaries in the finger nailfold might potentially be a novel diabetic retinopathy (DR) biomarker that could be assessed non-invasively in the clinical setting. However, the association between crossing capillaries and DR is controversial. This study aimed to investigate the association between the percentage of crossing capillaries in the finger nailfold and DR in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Materials and methods

This cross-sectional study enrolled 108 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients (aged 40-75 years) who visited the outpatient diabetic clinic at Osaka University Hospital, Osaka, Japan, between May and October 2019. Capillary morphology was assessed using nailfold capillaroscopy based on the simple capillaroscopic definitions of t

SUBMITTER: Shikama M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8169354 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature