Giant-appearing folded loops beside fine hairpins
Giant-appearing capillaries with thick, folded loops on both sides, with fine hairpin capillaries in the center.
Image details
- Pattern
- Giant capillary
- Author or contributor
- Borja Gracia Tello
- Hallmarks
- Giant capillaryTortuous capillaries
Teaching point
Giant capillaries: loops with apical diameter ≥ 50 μm. Precise measurement depends on correct calibration and focus.
Measurements and calibration
No recorded physical calibration is available. Giant-capillary morphology is a visual assessment; the ≥50 µm diameter criterion is not confirmed.
Clinical caveat
This image illustrates a visual finding and should be interpreted with acquisition quality, distribution across fingers, clinical context, and serology when relevant.
Use and licensing
Third-party image. Refer to the credits and any image-specific terms of use.
- Creator
- Borja Gracia Tello
Suggested attribution
Giant-appearing folded loops beside fine hairpins — Borja Gracia Tello, via Capillaroscopy.com. CC BY 4.0. Source: https://capillaroscopy.com/en/library/gracia-tello-enlarged-001/ Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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