Severe onycholysis in a card illusionist with alopecia areata universalis | Zendy

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Severe onycholysis in a card illusionist with alopecia areata universalis

Author(s) -

Michela Venturi,

Antonellá Tosti,

Massimiliano Pazzaglia,

NiltonDi Chiacchio

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

international journal of trichology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 0974-9241

pISSN - 0974-7753

DOI - 10.4103/0974-7753.122966

Subject(s) - onycholysis , alopecia areata , alopecia universalis , medicine , dermatology , nail matrix , nail (fastener) , nail disease , nail plate , paronychia , materials science , metallurgy

In patients with alopecia areata (AA), nail abnormalities due to nail matrix inflammation are common and usually not severe. We report the case of a 23-year-old man with AA universalis, who developed severe abnormalities of all his fingernails. Systemic steroids improved the onycholysis that had an important impact on the patient's job, as he was a card illusionist.

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