A case report of progressive systemic sclerosis with raynaud's phenomenon and headaches

Abstract

A thirty nine-year-old female with progressive systemic sclerosis was admitted to our hospital. She complained of Raynaud's phenomenon and had a severe headache. While trying to induce digital vasospasm with cold pressor stimulation, we simultaneously measured each areas of the artery and vein from the first branch to the second branch of the fundus with a PC-8801-MARK II Digitizer. The artery of the fundus dilates in patients with headaches. This suggests that Raynaud's phenomenon is associated with cerebral artery changes. © 1991, The Showa University Society. All rights reserved.