Kimura Disease: Rare Manifestations in Unusual Populations

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...

Unusual Cause of Swelling in the Upper Limb: Kimura Disease.

Kimura disease is a rare chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. The disease typically presents in young Asian males with single or multiple slowly progressing painless subcutaneous lumps in the head and neck region; regional lymphadenopathy is commonly accompanied. The disease is associated with peripheral blood eosinophilia and elevated serum immunoglobulin E levels. This gives an i...

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.

Unusual manifestations of Hodgkin's disease.

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Kimura disease: A rare case of bilateral infra-auricular masses.