title: Severe onycholysis in a card illusionist with alopecia areata universalis.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tosti
authors.affiliation: Dermatology, Department of Specialised, Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Saint Orsola - Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pazzaglia
authors.affiliation: Dermatology, Department of Specialised, Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Saint Orsola - Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Michela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Venturi
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Municipal Public Worker Hospital of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nilton Chiacchio
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Chiacchio
keywords: Alopecia areata; alopecia areata universalis; onycholysis; steroids