Can nailfold videocapillaroscopy images be interpreted reliably by different observers? Results of an inter-reader and intra-reader exercise among rheumatologists with different experience in this field.

Nailfold videocapillaroscopy (VCP) allows non-invasive assessment of the microcirculation. Adequate training in this field is relevant for rheumatologists. There is increasing evidence of the reliability of VCP findings among different readers. Objective: To evaluate inter- and intra-reader agreement of rheumatologists to identify normal images and systemic sclerosis (SSc) patterns on VCP ("early," "active," and "late" proposed by Cutolo et al.). Thirteen rheumatologists with different experience in nailfold VCP received training to standardize reading criteria. They rated 60 VCP images from healthy and SSc patients at baseline and 4 weeks later, using an electronic platform. The reading of an expert was considered the gold standard. Data were analyzed using Cohen's kappa for concordance and Student's t test and ANOVA to compare kappa means for inter-reader, intra-reader, and inter-pattern readings. Mean inter-reader and intra-reader kappa were 0.45 and 0.49, respectively, (moderate agreement). Kappa scores were higher among experienced vs inexperienced readers (inter-reader kappa 0.58 vs 0.34, p = 0.001, intra-reader kappa 0.65 vs 0.37, p = 0.01). Agreement was substantial (kappa = 0.61) for the identification of normal vs abnormal images and higher for the identification of active (0.48, p = 0.009) and late SSc patterns (0.56, p = 0.008) than for the early SSc pattern (0.35, p = 0.003). There is moderate agreement among rheumatologists for the identification of SSc videocapillaroscopy patterns (higher among experienced rheumatologists) and substantial agreement, regardless of previous experience in VCP, in the identification of normal and abnormal images. Agreement for the identification of active and late patterns is higher than for the early pattern.

Dacrioadenitis por enfermedad relacionada con IgG4 en una adolescente afrodescendiente de Colombia / Dacryoadenitis associated with IgG4-related disease in an Afro-Colombian adolescent

La enfermedad relacionada con IgG4 (ER-IgG4) es una condición clínica recientemente reconocida, con múltiples aspectos aún no dilucidados. Se caracteriza por el compromiso fibroinflamatorio de múltiples órganos; con hallazgos clínicos, serológicos e histopatológicos que representa un importante reto para el clínico. Clásicamente descrita como una lesión tumoral expansiva con fibrosis estoriforme, infiltración linfoplasmocítica (IgG4 positiva) e IgG4 sérica elevada. Las características clínicas son variables, se describe tanto compromiso pancreático como extrapancreático, es de predominio en varones asiáticos mayores de 50 años, y rara vez es descrita en personas de raza negra. Presentamos el caso de una mujer, adolescente, afro-colombiana, que presenta protrusión ocular unilateral inexplicable, con hallazgos histopatológicos que revelan infiltración de células linfocíticas y plasmáticas en la glándula lacrimal, con positividad para IgG4, descartándose otras condiciones, lo que confirma una dacrioadenitis por enfermedad relacionada con IgG4

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a recently recognized clinical condition with multiple aspects not yet elucidated. It is characterized by a fibrous inflammatory process that involves multiple organs and clinical, serological and histopathological findings, which represent a major challenge for the clinician. Classically described as an expansive tumor lesion with storiform fibrosis, lymphoplasmacytic infiltration (IgG4-positive) and elevated serum IgG4. Clinical features are variable, and pancreatic as well as extrapancreatic involvement has been reported, more frequently in Asian men over 50 years and rarely described in black people. We report the case of an Afro-Colombian teenage woman, who had a unilateral ocular protrusion of unknown cause, with histopathologic findings that revealed infiltration of lymphocyte and plasma cells into the lacrimal gland. It was positive for IgG4, ruling out other conditions, and confirming IgG4-related dacryoadenitis

Dacryoadenitis associated with IgG4-related disease in an Afro-Colombian adolescent. / Dacrioadenitis por enfermedad relacionada con IgG4 en una adolescente afrodescendiente de Colombia.

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a recently recognized clinical condition with multiple aspects not yet elucidated. It is characterized by a fibrous inflammatory process that involves multiple organs and clinical, serological and histopathological findings, which represent a major challenge for the clinician. Classically described as an expansive tumor lesion with storiform fibrosis, lymphoplasmacytic infiltration (IgG4-positive) and elevated serum IgG4. Clinical features are variable, and pancreatic as well as extrapancreatic involvement has been reported, more frequently in Asian men over 50 years and rarely described in black people. We report the case of an Afro-Colombian teenage woman, who had a unilateral ocular protrusion of unknown cause, with histopathologic findings that revealed infiltration of lymphocyte and plasma cells into the lacrimal gland. It was positive for IgG4, ruling out other conditions, and confirming IgG4-related dacryoadenitis.