Giant-appearing loops beside a crossed oval capillary
Two giant-appearing capillaries on the left, fine hairpin loops in the center and an oval crossed capillary on the right.
Image details
- Pattern
- Giant capillary
- Author or contributor
- Borja Gracia Tello
- Hallmarks
- Giant capillaryTortuous capillaries
- Magnification
- 200×
- Device
- Optilia Digital Capillaroscope
- Field of view (W × H)
- ≈ 1.71 × 1.28 mm
Teaching point
Describe whether abnormalities are isolated, repeated, or combined.
Measurements and calibration
The field of view uses the supplied Optilia calibration. Giant-capillary morphology is a visual assessment; the ≥50 µm diameter criterion has not been confirmed by individual measurement.
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 loops beside a crossed oval capillary — Borja Gracia Tello, via Capillaroscopy.com. CC BY 4.0. Source: https://capillaroscopy.com/en/library/gracia-tello-enlarged-018/ Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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