Nail Involvement in Alopecia Areata: A Questionnaire-Based Survey of Impact on Quality of Life and Review of the Literature.

In conclusion, nail involvement is common in patients with AA and presents mostly with pitting and trachyonychia. The presence of these nail changes reflects the severity of the disease, with red spots on the lunula as a predictor for severe alopecia. PMID: 28967977 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Acta Dermato-Venereologica - October 2, 2017 Category: Dermatology Authors: Roest YBM, van Middendorp HT, Evers AWM, van de Kerkhof PCM, Pasch MC Tags: Acta Derm Venereol Source Type: research

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