Image Library

Searchable collection of capillaroscopic images organized by pattern, diagnosis, and severity.

Capillaroscopy Image Atlas

Image Library

This image library is designed as a structured atlas of key capillaroscopic hallmarks, patterns, and pathology-associated findings to support fast visual learning and case comparison.

Total images: 22 Pathologies: 6 Patterns: 12
200x nailfold capillaroscopy field with several megacapillaries in an active scleroderma patternActive scleroderma pattern 200x nailfold capillaroscopy field with a branching capillary on the left sideBranching capillary / neoangiogenesis 200x capillaroscopy field with disappearance of the capillary bed on the left margin due to excessive pressure on the nailPressure artifact Nailfold video capillaroscopy in anti-TIF-1gamma antibody-positive dermatomyositis showing enlarged, giant, and ramified capillaries Myositis-associated microangiopathy with neoangiogenesis
Total images: 22 Pathologies: 6 Patterns: 12

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200x nailfold capillaroscopy field with several megacapillaries in an active scleroderma pattern
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Active scleroderma pattern with megacapillaries (field 1)

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Systemic sclerosis Active scleroderma pattern Moderate to Severe
200x nailfold capillaroscopy field with prominent megacapillaries in an active scleroderma pattern
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Active scleroderma pattern with megacapillaries (field 2)

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Systemic sclerosis Active scleroderma pattern Moderate to Severe
200x nailfold capillaroscopy field with visible megacapillaries in an active scleroderma pattern
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Active scleroderma pattern with megacapillaries (field 3)

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Systemic sclerosis Active scleroderma pattern Moderate to Severe
200x nailfold capillaroscopy field with large megacapillaries in an active scleroderma pattern
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Active scleroderma pattern with megacapillaries (field 4)

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Systemic sclerosis Active scleroderma pattern Moderate to Severe
200x nailfold capillaroscopy field with a branching capillary on the left side
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Branching capillary on the left side

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Unspecified Branching capillary / neoangiogenesis Unspecified
200x capillaroscopy field with disappearance of the capillary bed on the left margin due to excessive pressure on the nail
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Pressure artifact with loss of visible capillary bed

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Acquisition artifact Pressure artifact Unspecified
200x capillaroscopy field showing a broad capillary-free space compatible with an avascular area
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Extensive avascular area

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Unspecified Extensive avascular area Severe
200x capillaroscopy field from systemic sclerosis showing marked architectural disorganization and neoangiogenesis without megacapillaries
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Late scleroderma pattern with severe disorganization (field 1)

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Systemic sclerosis Late scleroderma pattern Severe
200x capillaroscopy field from systemic sclerosis showing severe architectural disorganization and neoangiogenesis without megacapillaries
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Late scleroderma pattern with severe disorganization (field 2)

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Systemic sclerosis Late scleroderma pattern Severe
200x capillaroscopy field with a fog-like pericapillary haze between capillaries consistent with pericapillary edema
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Pericapillary edema on an active background

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Systemic sclerosis Active scleroderma pattern Moderate to Severe
200x capillaroscopy field in systemic sclerosis showing megacapillaries with a ground-glass stromal appearance suggestive of fibrosis
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Ground-glass stromal fibrosis with megacapillaries (field 1)

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Systemic sclerosis Active scleroderma pattern with stromal fibrosis Severe
200x capillaroscopy field in systemic sclerosis showing megacapillaries, pericapillary edema, and a ground-glass stromal pattern
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Ground-glass stromal fibrosis with megacapillaries (field 2)

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Systemic sclerosis Active scleroderma pattern with stromal fibrosis Severe
200x capillaroscopy field in systemic sclerosis showing a hemorrhage with a smoke-plume appearance
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Hemorrhage with smoke-plume appearance

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Systemic sclerosis Hemorrhagic lesion Moderate to Severe
200x capillaroscopy field in systemic sclerosis showing a representative microvascular hemorrhagic lesion
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Hemorrhagic field in systemic sclerosis

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Systemic sclerosis Hemorrhagic lesion Moderate to Severe
200x capillaroscopy field capturing a hemorrhage at the moment of its formation
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In situ hemorrhage formation

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Systemic sclerosis Hemorrhagic lesion Moderate to Severe
200x capillaroscopy field in systemic sclerosis showing a very large megacapillary
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Large megacapillary (field 1)

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Systemic sclerosis Megacapillary-dominant field Moderate to Severe
200x capillaroscopy field in systemic sclerosis showing a prominent megacapillary
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Large megacapillary (field 2)

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Systemic sclerosis Megacapillary-dominant field Moderate to Severe
200x capillaroscopy field in systemic sclerosis showing very dilated megacapillaries
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Large megacapillary (field 3)

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Systemic sclerosis Megacapillary-dominant field Moderate to Severe
200x capillaroscopy field showing a giant capillary with a coiled appearance
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Coiled giant capillary

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Systemic sclerosis Coiled giant capillary Moderate to Severe
Capillaroscopy field from a critically ischemic digit with diffuse capillary thrombosis
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Suspected capillary thrombosis in critical digital ischemia

Author: Miguel Antonio Mesa Navas

Critical digital ischemia Suspected capillary thrombosis Severe
Nailfold video capillaroscopy of the right fourth finger showing preserved capillary density with hemorrhages and no giant capillaries
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Preserved capillary density with anticoagulation-related hemorrhages

Author: Luis Peñaranda Bolaño

Anticoagulation-related hemorrhages Preserved capillary density with hemorrhages Mild
Nailfold video capillaroscopy in anti-TIF-1gamma antibody-positive dermatomyositis showing enlarged, giant, and ramified capillaries
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Dermatomyositis with giant and ramified capillaries

Author: Luis Peñaranda Bolaño

Dermatomyositis Myositis-associated microangiopathy with neoangiogenesis Severe

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