Fine irregular limbs beneath surface flakes
Fine elongated capillaries with occasional bends. Surface flakes and bubbles obscure parts of some limbs.
Image details
- Recorded diagnosis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Pattern
- Simple hairpin loops
- Author or contributor
- Borja Gracia Tello
- Hallmarks
- Simple hairpin loopsTortuous capillaries
- Magnification
- 250×
- Device
- Smart G-Scope
- Field of view (W × H)
- ≈ 2.32 × 1.31 mm
Teaching point
Is the image affected by pressure, reflections, cuticular trauma, or poor focus?
Measurements and calibration
For the subset of apices with stable automated measurements, estimated widths span approximately 9–28 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
Fine irregular limbs beneath surface flakes — Borja Gracia Tello, via Capillaroscopy.com. CC BY 4.0. Source: https://capillaroscopy.com/en/library/gracia-tello-tortuous-045/ Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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