title: Adenotonsillectomy as a treatment option for poststreptococcal uveitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report recurrent uveitis as a manifestation of poststreptococcal syndrome and discuss a role of adenotonsillectomy as a treatment option.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case study.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case report of a 6-year-old, otherwise healthy girl with group A streptococcal uveitis managed successfully with adenotonsillectomy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the year after surgery there were only two episodes of uveitis, contrasted with a preoperative 3-year history of 8 to 10 annual episodes despite corticosteroid therapy. Moreover, as a result of the postoperative improvement the child was able to avoid impending methotrexate therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the role of tonsillectomy in managing poststreptococcal uveitis is unknown, our results suggest a positive impact independent of the baseline tonsillitis frequency. Otolaryngologists should be aware of these uncommon sequelae of streptococcal infection and the potential role of tonsillectomy in treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, USA. ovchinsa@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ovchinsky
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schulman
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Rosenfeld
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D014605:Uveitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*