A rare case report:Kimura’s disease presenting as bilateral post auricular swellings in a young male.
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
Kimura disease (KD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder with angiolymphatic proliferation, usually affecting young men of Asian race but is rare in other races. The disease is characterized by a triad of painless subcutaneous masses in head and neck region, blood and tissue eosinophilia and moderately elevated serum immunoglobulin E levels. Keywords:Kimura’s Disease; Eosinophilia, Lymphadenopathy.
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DrFakeha Firdous, Dr Ch V Ramana Murthy, Dr Y Ramaraju
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