Kimura’s disease
Paola Andrea Galbiatti Pedruzzi, Benedito Valdecir de Oliveira, Jacobson Correia Leite de Britto, Roberta Targa Stramandinoli, Ana Helena Willrich, Juliana Elizabeth Jung
Abstract
A 72-years-old man presents with a bilateral mass in the retroauricular region, diagnosed as Kimura disease. Kimura disease is a chronic disorder of unknown origin, common in East Asia but rare in other world regions. The clinical presentation of this disease is the triad of lymphadenopathy in the head and neck, peripheral blood eosinophilia and increased levels of immunoglobulin E. Treatment includes corticosteroids, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery.
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