Prognostic Factors and Long-Term Efficacy of Tonsillectomy in 17 Patients with Pustulotic Arthro-Osteitis.

In this case study, we aimed to evaluate the disease condition of patients with pustulotic arthro-osteitis (PAO) at 36-month post-tonsillectomy. A retrospective analysis of the cases of 17 patients with PAO who were resistant to initial systemic treatments and underwent tonsillectomy at our hospital in 2006-2016 was conducted. The patients' disease condition at 1-, 24-, and 36-month post-tonsillectomy was assessed by the visual analog scale (VAS) score for osteoarthropathic pain, the disease duration, the area of palmoplantar lesions, and the Palmoplantar Pustular Psoriasis Area Severity Index (ppPASI).