Active scleroderma pattern with megacapillaries (field 1)

200x capillaroscopy image shared by Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas as an example of an active background with prominent megacapillaries.

200x nailfold capillaroscopy field with several megacapillaries in an active scleroderma pattern
200x capillaroscopy image shared by Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas as an example of an active background with prominent megacapillaries.

Image details

Pathology
Systemic sclerosis
Pattern
Active scleroderma pattern
Severity
Moderate to Severe
Author or contributor
Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas
Hallmarks
Megacapillary Capillary dilation
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Teaching point

200x capillaroscopy image shared by Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas as an example of an active background with prominent megacapillaries.

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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