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Case Reports
. 2013 Apr;5(2):81-2.
doi: 10.4103/0974-7753.122966.

Severe onycholysis in a card illusionist with alopecia areata universalis

Antonella Tosti  1 , Massimiliano Pazzaglia  2 , Michela Venturi  2 , Nilton Chiacchio Chiacchio Jr  3
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Case Reports

Severe onycholysis in a card illusionist with alopecia areata universalis

Antonella Tosti et al. Int J Trichology. 2013 Apr.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Alopecia areata; alopecia areata universalis; onycholysis; steroids.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
Severe onycholysis with distal to proximal detachment of the nail plate, nail bed hyperkeratosis
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Figure 2
Regression of the nail changes after systemic triamcinolone acetonide for 3 months
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