Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii

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4/2019 vol. 36
Review paper

Current methods for the assessment of skin microcirculation: Part 2

  1. Clinical Physiology Unit, Medical Simulation Centre, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
  2. Medical Centre, Pruszcz Gdanski, Poland
  3. Clinical Physiology Unit, Medical Simulation Centre/Students’ Scientific Circle, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
  4. Department of Neurology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
Adv Dermatol Allergol 2019; XXXVI (4): 377-381
Online publish date: 2019/08/30
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Microcirculation accounts for about 99% of blood vessels in adults and mediates between the arterial and venous parts of the cardiovascular system, both structurally and functionally. Skin microcirculation consists of two vascular plexuses: superficial and deep. Microcirculation includes vessels with a diameter of less than 150 µm, i.e. arteries, small veins, lymphatic vessels and arteriovenous anastomoses, which build the microcirculation unit. Skin microcirculation may be affected both in systemic pathologies and specific skin disorders. Several non-invasive techniques are available to assess the skin microcirculation. Methods used in clinical practice were presented previously in Advances in Dermatology and Allergology. The current article describes methods that may be used in clinical research.
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