Open AccessSevere onycholysis in a card illusionist with alopecia areata universalis
Author(s) -
Antonella Tosti,
Massimiliano Pazzaglia,
Michela Venturi,
Nilton Chiacchio 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.