Hemorrhage with smoke-plume appearance
200x capillaroscopy image from systemic sclerosis showing a microvascular hemorrhage with the typical smoke-plume appearance.
Image details
- Pathology
- Systemic sclerosis
- Pattern
- Hemorrhages
- Severity
- Moderate to Severe
- Author or contributor
- Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas
- Hallmarks
- Hemorrhages
- Magnification
- 200×
- Device
- Inspectis Digital Capillaroscope
- Field of view (W × H)
- ≈ 1.68 × 1.26 mm
Teaching point
Hemorrhages: number, distribution, and appearance.
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
Contributed by Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas for educational publication on Capillaroscopy.com. For reuse permissions, contact the rights holder.
