ArticleActa dermato-venereologica2016
Throat Infections are Associated with Exacerbation in a Substantial Proportion of Patients with Chronic Plaque Psoriasis.
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- Antistreptococcal treatment of psoriasis: a systematic review.Archives of dermatological research · 2024Pooled it
- Infections and the risk of psoriatic arthritis among psoriasis patients: a systematic review.Rheumatology international · 2018Pooled it
- Microbiological Evaluation of Upper Respiratory Tract Specimens in Patients with Plaque Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis: A Retrospective Study.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Divergent Paths: A Comprehensive Review of Mechanisms and Clinical Implications in Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis.Allergy · 2026Review
- Development and validation of a prediction model for the risk of relapse in psoriasis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Microbiological analysis of patients with inverse and plaque-type psoriasis.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- The impact of antibiotic therapy in psoriasis patients with active streptococcal infection: A prospective study.The Journal of dermatology · 2025Article
- Incidence of Late-Onset Psoriasis Following Tonsillectomy: A Longitudinal Follow-Up Study Using a National Health Screening Cohort.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- CD1a and skin T cells: a pathway for therapeutic intervention.Clinical and experimental dermatology · 2024Review
- Triggers for the onset and recurrence of psoriasis: a review and update.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2024Review
- Group AScience immunology · 2023Article
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- Chronic Plaque Psoriasis in Poland: Disease Severity, Prevalence of Comorbidities, and Quality of Life.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- The Translational Relevance of Human Circulating Memory Cutaneous Lymphocyte-Associated Antigen Positive T Cells in Inflammatory Skin Disorders.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Review
- Significant Differences in the Bacterial Microbiome of the Pharynx and Skin in Patients with Psoriasis Compared with Healthy Controls.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2020Article
- The Association Between Oral Health and Skin Disease.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2020Article
- Psoriasis and Atopic Dermatitis.Dermatology and therapy · 2017Review
- 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
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Abstract
Streptococcal throat infections are known to trigger or exacerbate psoriasis, and several studies support the benefit of tonsillectomy. To evaluate the potential of tonsillectomy as a treatment, we used a retrospective study-specific questionnaire to assess the proportion of psoriasis patients with sore throat-associated psoriasis exacerbations. Our survey sampled 275 psoriasis patients. Of patients with plaque psoriasis, 42% reported sore throat-associated psoriasis exacerbations, and of patients with confirmed streptococcal infections, 72% reported aggravation. Notably, women and patients with early onset psoriasis were more likely to report psoriasis exacerbation after a sore throat (p < 0.001, p = 0.046, respectively). Other psoriasis aggravation factors were more common in patients with sore throat-associated exacerbations (p < 0.01). Of tonsillectomized patients, 49% reported subsequent improvement and had more frequent sore throat-associated aggravation of psoriasis than patients who did not improve after tonsillectomy (p = 0.015). These findings suggest a closer association between sore throats, streptococcal throat infections and plaque psoriasis than reported previously.
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