ReviewThe Journal of dermatological treatment2014
Tonsillectomy as a treatment for psoriasis: a review.
Review in The Journal of dermatological treatment, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- Rapid resolution of guttate psoriasis with upadacitinib: a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Incidence of Late-Onset Psoriasis Following Tonsillectomy: A Longitudinal Follow-Up Study Using a National Health Screening Cohort.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Molecular Background and Clinical Implications of Glucose Disorders in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Childhood guttate psoriasis: an updated review.Drugs in context · 2023Review
- IgA nephropathy in a patient receiving infliximab for generalized pustular psoriasis.BMC nephrology · 2020Article
- The Association Between Oral Health and Skin Disease.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2020Article
- Immune Dysregulation in the Tonsillar Microenvironment of Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, Adenitis (PFAPA) Syndrome.Journal of clinical immunology · 2020Article
- Increased risk of psoriasis in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps: a longitudinal follow-up study using Korean national sample cohort.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2019Article
- Recent advances in the immunological understanding of association between tonsil and immunoglobulin A nephropathy as a tonsil-induced autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2019Review
- Preventing psoriatic arthritis: focusing on patients with psoriasis at increased risk of transition.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2019Review
- Liver Illness and Psoriatic Patients.BioMed research international · 2018Review
- HLA-Cw6 homozygosity in plaque psoriasis is associated with streptococcal throat infections and pronounced improvement after tonsillectomy: A prospective case series.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2016Article
- Perianal streptococcal infection precipitating pustular psoriasis in an adult.JAAD case reports · 2016Article
- [Pustular psoriasis].Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 2016Review
- A case of synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome complicated by IgA nephropathy with nephrotic syndrome.CEN case reports · 2016Article
- The role of hormones in the pathogenesis of psoriasis vulgaris.Clujul medical (1957) · 2016Review
- Inflammation induces dermal Vγ4+ γδT17 memory-like cells that travel to distant skin and accelerate secondary IL-17-driven responses.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2015Article
- The role of tonsillectomy in psoriasis treatment.BMJ case reports · 2015Article
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Abstract
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disorder that affects 1% to 3% of the general population worldwide. Streptococcal infection, especially streptococcal pharyngitis, has been shown to be a significant trigger of psoriasis in some patients, possibly by sensitizing T cells to keratin epitopes in the skin. Due to the role of the palatine tonsils as an immunological organ that may generate autoreactive T cells, tonsillectomy has been investigated as a treatment for psoriasis. Tonsillectomy originally gained acceptance in Japan as a treatment for palmoplantar pustulosis, a condition that shares features with pustular psoriasis. Subsequently, tonsillectomy has been used for the treatment of plaque psoriasis and guttate psoriasis. Recently, the first randomized, controlled clinical trial of tonsillectomy was performed. Here, we review the available evidence for the benefit of tonsillectomy as a treatment for palmoplantar pustulosis and psoriasis. We also discuss molecular studies aimed at understanding the role of tonsils in skin disease.
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