Fine zigzags beneath rounded apices
Slender capillaries with small repeated bends in their limbs and mostly rounded apices.
Image details
- Recorded diagnosis
- Inflammatory myopathy
- Pattern
- Tortuous capillaries
- Author or contributor
- Borja Gracia Tello
- Hallmarks
- Tortuous capillariesSimple hairpin loops
- Magnification
- 250×
- Device
- Smart G-Scope
- Field of view (W × H)
- ≈ 2.33 × 1.31 mm
Teaching point
Mild tortuosities or one or two crossings may be seen in healthy people.
Measurements and calibration
For the subset of apices with stable automated measurements, estimated widths span approximately 14–25 µm. These are automated estimates, not manually validated measurements.
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
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- Creator
- Borja Gracia Tello
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