kimura’s disease of the parapharyngeal space: a clinical case study

kimura's disease (kd) is a rare idiopathic condition of unknown etiology. the disease is characterized by swelling and lesions in the head and neck region, with involvement of the subcutaneous soft tissue, major salivary glands and lymph nodes. patients almost always have eosinophilia and elevated serum immunoglobulin e levels. the diagnosis is established by biopsy. kd is usually self limiting. we report a case of kimura’sdisease in a female and review the literature. thepresent report highlights the need for increased awareness byall otolaryngologist of this clinical impressive entity.