Kimura’s Disease As Diagnostic Dilemma

  • Rajesh Gudipudi1 , Abhinav Kiran Gudise2 , Ramanachari Chakravartula3 , Ravikanth Lakkepuram4 , Sreepathy Naidu Tekyam5
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Publication date
April 2018
Publisher
Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences
Journal
2348-1447

Abstract

Kimura’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology. The classical triad includes painless subcutaneous mass in head and neck, eosinophilia and elevated serum immunoglobulin levels. Kimura’s disease is rare, besides can produce a diagnostic confusion as seen in our case deviating from its triad of presentation described in literature. A 14 year male child came with painless swelling over right post auricular region since 6 months. He had surgical excision for similar swelling at same site one year back. Complete surgical excision was done and sent for histopathology, which was reported, Kimura’s disease. After 3 years of follow up there was no recurrence. Our case showed Kimura’s disease can present with norm...

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