The Secondary Raynaud's Phenomenon

The Secondary Raynaud Phenomenon (RP) accounts for 10% to 20% of all cases of secondary Raynaud’s and could be the first sign of connective tissue diseases. The nail capillaroscopy warrants an earlier diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), which is still associated with a high burden of morbidity and mortality. We present the history of 73 year-old man who complain the recent appearance of RP. On the examination he show a prolonged RP that last for all the visit time and on capillaroscopy shows an “active scleroderma pattern”, he underwent to detailed examination and a diagnosis of SSc was made. We believe that sharing these images, among the others, could contribute to provide a significant advantage for correct diagnosis and management of RP and early diagnosis of the associated clinical entities.