An unexpected asymptomatic epiglottal site of Kimura disease

CT of Kimura disease.

Kimura is credited with first describing a condition-eosinophilic granuloma of the soft tissue-that subsequently has been given his name. Since then, more than 500 cases have been reported in review series, mainly in the Chinese and Japanese literature [1]. The disease occurs only in Orientals, and more than 80% of these patients are male. Presentation may occur over a wide age range, but it is...

Kimura Disease and Angiolymphoid

Kimura Disease Involving a Caruncle

A 35-year-old woman presented with history of a painless, slow-growing nodule in a left eye caruncle over the last 2 months. The visual acuity was 20 / 20 and the ocular movements were in the normal range. The venereal disease research laboratory test, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, serum angiotensin converting enzyme level, and chest radiograph were all normal. An excisional biopsy was done t...

Unexpected identification of bilateral masses in an asymptomatic heavy smoker.

A 47-year-old male heavy smoker who was an ex-intravenous drugs user presented with gallstones; a preoperatived chest radiograph showed hazy opacity in the right lower lobe. Chest CT revealed in the lower posterior lobes two almost symmetrical areas of consolidation with fat attenuation values ( 50 Hounsfield units, figure 1). A broncholaveolar lavage did not provide pathological findings. A tr...

Kimura Disease: An Unusual Presentation in Paediatric Age Group

Kimura disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is prevalent among Asians. It rarely affects the upper limbs or paediatric patients. We report a case of Kimura disease with first presentation as a soft tissue mass in the arm mimicking a soft tissue neoplasm with metastasis in a 12 year old Chinese boy.