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9118579

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
Infection is a well-recognized triggering factor for both guttate and chronic plaque psoriasis. We investigated prospectively 13 patients with recalcitrant psoriasis exacerbated by recurrent tonsillitis, who underwent tonsillectomy between 1990 and 1993. There were 12 female patients and one male, with a mean age of 17 yr (range 6-28). Six patients had guttate psoriasis resistant to standard treatments and seven patients had chronic plaque psoriasis exacerbated by tonsillitis that was severe enough to warrant at least one admission to hospital. Patients were followed by chart review and postal questionnaire. Psoriasis was cleared completely after tonsillectomy in five out of the six patients (83%) with guttate psoriasis and was improved in one patient. Two out of seven patients with plaque psoriasis (29%) were cleared, two (29%) were improved and three (42%) were unchanged. We conclude that tonsillectomy may be a successful treatment modality in selected patients with recalcitrant guttate or chronic plaque psoriasis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0307-7772
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
546-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-5-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Clearance of recalcitrant psoriasis after tonsillectomy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article