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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 81-82 |
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Severe onycholysis in a card illusionist with alopecia areata universalis
Antonella Tosti1, Massimiliano Pazzaglia2, Michela Venturi2, Nilton Di Chiacchio3
1 Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL, USA
2 Dermatology, Department of Specialised, Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Saint Orsola - Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
3 Department of Dermatology, Municipal Public Worker Hospital of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Correspondence Address:
Michela Venturi
Dermatology, Department of Specialised, Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Saint Orsola - Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna
Italy
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.122966
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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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