Repeated waviness along a continuous vascular border

Many mildly tortuous capillaries, with a mixture of narrow hairpin loops and broader apices.

Many mildly tortuous capillaries, with a mixture of narrow hairpin loops and broader apices.
Many mildly tortuous capillaries, with a mixture of narrow hairpin loops and broader apices.

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Pattern
Tortuous capillaries
Author or contributor
Borja Gracia Tello
Hallmarks
Tortuous capillariesCapillary dilation
Magnification
250×
Device
Smart G-Scope
Field of view (W × H)
≈ 2.34 × 1.32 mm
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Teaching point

Describe whether abnormalities are isolated, repeated, or combined.

Measurements and calibration

For the subset of apices with stable automated measurements, estimated widths span approximately 11–30 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.

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Creator
Borja Gracia Tello

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