Kimura’s Disease: A Case Report

Kimura’s disease is a rare, benign, slow-growing chronic inflammatory swelling with a predilection for the head and neck region and almost always with peripheral blood eosinophilia and elevated serum IgE levels. Here, we report a 14-year-old male patient with left-sided cheek swelling. It was painle...

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Published in:Indian journal of surgery 2013-06, Vol.75 (Suppl 1), p.430-431
Main Authors: Biradar, Ashok, Patil, Aravind V., Kotennavar, Manjunath S., Venkatachalaiah, Manjunath
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiac Surgery
Case Report
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosurgery
Pediatric Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
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Summary:Kimura’s disease is a rare, benign, slow-growing chronic inflammatory swelling with a predilection for the head and neck region and almost always with peripheral blood eosinophilia and elevated serum IgE levels. Here, we report a 14-year-old male patient with left-sided cheek swelling. It was painless swelling situated anterior to left ear, of 1 year duration, without any other symptoms. Routine investigations were inconclusive. Excision biopsy revealed the diagnosis of Kimura’s disease.
ISSN:0972-2068
0973-9793
DOI:10.1007/s12262-012-0750-y