Pipestem Capillaries
Features
Enlarged
Basal lamina: Thickened; PAS positive
Complement deposition on endothelium
Location
Muscle: Endomysium
Nerve: Endoneurium
Associated with extravasated RBCs or
hemosiderin
Associated disorders
Diabetes
:
Multifocal neuropathy
; Lumbosacral plexopathy
Necrotic myopathy
H & E stain
NADH stain
PAS stain
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