An oval crossed tip beside elongated loops
An oval crossed capillary right of center, among elongated hairpin loops with occasional mild bends.
Image details
- Pattern
- Tortuous capillaries
- Author or contributor
- Borja Gracia Tello
- Hallmarks
- Tortuous capillariesUnequal capillary calibers
- Magnification
- 250×
- Device
- Smart G-Scope
- Field of view (W × H)
- ≈ 2.28 × 1.28 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 17–34 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
Third-party image. Refer to the credits and any image-specific terms of use.
- Creator
- Borja Gracia Tello
Suggested attribution
An oval crossed tip beside elongated loops — Borja Gracia Tello, via Capillaroscopy.com. CC BY 4.0. Source: https://capillaroscopy.com/en/library/gracia-tello-tortuous-041/ Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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