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ArticleBMJ case reports2015

The role of tonsillectomy in psoriasis treatment.

João Filipe Simões, João Ribeiro, Bárbara Roque Ferreira, Sofia Paiva

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Antistreptococcal treatment of psoriasis: a systematic review.Archives of dermatological research · 2024
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  3. Roles of Infection in Psoriasis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  6. 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 · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

João Filipe SimõesDepartment of Otolaryngology, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre, Coimbra, Portugal.
João RibeiroDepartment of Otolaryngology, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre, Coimbra, Portugal.
Bárbara Roque FerreiraDepartment of Dermatology, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre, Coimbra, Portugal.
Sofia PaivaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre, Coimbra, Portugal.
University of Coimbra · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Psoriasis is a chronic and immune-mediated skin disease with a considerable negative impact on quality of life. The link between psoriasis, especially guttate psoriasis, and streptococcal infections, namely tonsillitis, has been studied for several years. Some authors have also suggested an association with other types of psoriasis, such as plaque psoriasis, which is the most common. The role of tonsillectomy in the treatment of plaque psoriasis is not consensual. This case report aims to discuss this topic. The authors intend to highlight the growing evidence of a relationship between plaque psoriasis and an infectious pathology of the otolaryngology area. A clinical case of severe chronic plaque psoriasis with exacerbations linked to acute tonsillitis is described. The case was recalcitrant to dermatological treatment and tonsillectomy was included in the treatment options. After surgery, the skin disease was evidently controlled and significant improvement on the patient's quality of life was also evident.

Indexed as

TonsillectomyAdultHumansMalePsoriasisRecurrenceStreptococcal InfectionsTonsillitisTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID25636628
PMCPMC4322239
OpenAlexW2051749161

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