Editorial
Tonsillar Focal Diseases
Keywords:
tonsillar focal diseases,
tonsil-induced autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome,
palmoplantar pustulosis,
IgA nephropathy
2025 Volume 118 Issue 5 Pages 323-331
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2025 Volume 118 Issue 5 Pages 323-331
Tonsillar focal diseases are defined as “diseases caused by organic and/or functional damage in organs distant from the tonsils, whose outcome is improved by tonsillectomy”. In 2023, a guideline for the clinical management of patients with tonsillar focal diseases was published by the Japan Society of Stomato-pharyngology. I would like to discuss the basis for the development of this guideline in this article.
