Pericapillary edema on an active background
200x capillaroscopy image documenting pericapillary edema on an active background, visible as a fog-like haze between capillaries.
Image details
- Pathology
- Systemic sclerosis
- Pattern
- Active scleroderma pattern
- Severity
- Moderate to Severe
- Author or contributor
- Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas
- Hallmarks
- Pericapillary edemaActive scleroderma pattern
- Magnification
- 200×
- Device
- Inspectis Digital Capillaroscope
- Field of view (W × H)
- ≈ 1.68 × 1.26 mm
Teaching point
Do not use flow, background color, or visible venous plexus as the main isolated criterion.
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.
