Medical Hydrology and Balneology: Environmental Aspects

Balnea
2012, núm. 6, 196-197
Medical Hydrology and Balneology: Environmental Aspects
The highest temperature was observed in normal pattern throughout the measurement,
and the lowest was in persistently low pattern. The SD was the smallest in
normal pattern, got the largest in delayed recovery pattern, and even lower in persistently
low pattern. Totally, the mean temperature at the nailfold was lower than that
at the MCP (data not shown) at any measure in patterns other than normal pattern.
This study showed that the response to thermal stimulus of human body got aberrant
in disease status. The normal pattern that was classified on the basis of our
previous study showed a rapid recovery after the stimuli, and in addition, almost
equal temperature among the fingers. In contrast, the major aberrancy was delayed
recovery, in that broken equality of temperature among fingers was observed.
Rebound and progressive decline patterns were minor in number, and might be
transient during the course of vasculature involvement. Persistently low pattern
might be an expression of vascular remodeling.
Conclusions
Evaluation of finger temperature change by thermography would be a useful tool
to elucidate aberrant response to thermal stimulus.
Keywords: Thermal Response, Cold Stimulus, Thermography, Fingers, Connective
Tissue Diseases
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