Kimura Disease Involving a Caruncle

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...

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

[A case report of Kimura disease].

Kimura disease is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology primarily seen in young Asian males. It is a benign disease with an indolent course, gradually increasing in size over months or years. It usually presents as a mass lesion in the subcutaneous tissue of the head and neck region or major salivary glands area often associated with regional lymphadenopathy. In some cases ly...

Kimura Disease - A Rare Case Report

Kimura disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder usually affecting young adults aged between 20-40years , men are affected more commonly than women[1].It involves subcutaneous tissues and lymph nodes predominantly in the head and neck region and is characterized by angiolymphoid proliferation and eosinophilia[2]. It classically presents as a non-tender subcutaneous swelling in the head and nec...