Pre-pregnancy maternal adenotonsillectomy increases alopecia areata and atopic dermatitis risk in children

Pediatric Allergy and ImmunologyVolume 34, Issue 3 e13931 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Pre-pregnancy maternal adenotonsillectomy increases alopecia areata and atopic dermatitis risk in children Solam Lee, Solam Lee orcid.org/0000-0001-6458-9449 Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, South Korea Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, South KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorSung Ha Lim, Sung Ha Lim orcid.org/0000-0002-2081-5261 Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, South KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorHyun Jeong Ju, Hyun Jeong Ju orcid.org/0000-0003-2711-3112 Department of Dermatology, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, South KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorJu Hee Han, Ju Hee Han orcid.org/0000-0003-3194-5202 Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorJung Min Bae, Jung Min Bae orcid.org/0000-0002-5707-1921 Department of Dermatology, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, South KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorWon-Soo Lee, Won-Soo Lee orcid.org/0000-0001-7198-1334 Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, South KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorJi Hae Lee, Corresponding Author Ji Hae Lee [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-5132-1627 Department of Dermatology, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, South Korea Correspondence Ji Hae Lee, Department of Dermatology, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 93 Jungbu-daero, Paldal-gu, Suwon, 16247, South Korea. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Solam Lee, Solam Lee orcid.org/0000-0001-6458-9449 Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, South Korea Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, South KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorSung Ha Lim, Sung Ha Lim orcid.org/0000-0002-2081-5261 Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, South KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorHyun Jeong Ju, Hyun Jeong Ju orcid.org/0000-0003-2711-3112 Department of Dermatology, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, South KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorJu Hee Han, Ju Hee Han orcid.org/0000-0003-3194-5202 Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorJung Min Bae, Jung Min Bae orcid.org/0000-0002-5707-1921 Department of Dermatology, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, South KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorWon-Soo Lee, Won-Soo Lee orcid.org/0000-0001-7198-1334 Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, South KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorJi Hae Lee, Corresponding Author Ji Hae Lee [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-5132-1627 Department of Dermatology, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, South Korea Correspondence Ji Hae Lee, Department of Dermatology, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 93 Jungbu-daero, Paldal-gu, Suwon, 16247, South Korea. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 21 March 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.13931 Editor: Agnes Sze Yin Leung Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL REFERENCES 1Takahara M, Hirata Y, Nagato T, et al. Treatment outcome and prognostic factors of tonsillectomy for palmoplantar pustulosis and pustulotic arthro-osteitis: a retrospective subjective and objective quantitative analysis of 138 patients. J Dermatol. 2018; 45: 812- 823. 2Thorleifsdottir RH, Sigurdardottir SL, Sigurgeirsson B, et al. 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