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Resolution of psoriasis after tonsillectomy.

Jameson Loyal¹, Sara Flores, Ali Alikhan

¹University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington. Jameson.Loyal@med.uvm.edu.

Dermatology Online Journal

|March 23, 2017

Summary

Psoriasis that did not respond to treatment (recalcitrant psoriasis) in a young woman resolved after a tonsillectomy. This suggests a link between throat infections and severe psoriasis.

Area of Science:

Dermatology
Immunology
Otolaryngology

Background:

Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disease.
Streptococcal pharyngitis can trigger or exacerbate psoriasis in some individuals.

Observation:

A 19-year-old woman presented with severe, treatment-resistant psoriasis following streptococcal pharyngitis.

Findings:

Multiple conventional treatments failed to improve the patient's psoriasis.
Surgical removal of the tonsils (tonsillectomy) led to significant improvement in psoriasis symptoms.

Implications:

Tonsillectomy may be a viable treatment option for select patients with psoriasis linked to streptococcal infections.
Further research is warranted to explore the immunologic connection between tonsillar infections and psoriasis pathogenesis.

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