Active scleroderma pattern with megacapillaries (field 3)

200x capillaroscopy image shared as an additional example of megacapillaries on an active background.

200x nailfold capillaroscopy field with visible megacapillaries in an active scleroderma pattern
200x capillaroscopy image shared as an additional example of megacapillaries on an active background.

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 as an additional example of megacapillaries on an active background.

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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