Unusual Cause of Swelling in the Upper Limb: Kimura Disease
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oman Medical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1999-768X,2070-5204
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2015.74