A Case of Kimura's Disease with an Unusual Location and Clinical Manifestation.
10.5021/ad.1990.2.2.145
- Author:
Ho Gyun LEE
;
Bang Soon KIM
;
Ai Young LEE
;
Kwang Hyun CHO
;
Yoo Shin LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Kimura's disease;
Penile lesion;
Uncerative plaque
- MeSH:
Abscess;
Adult;
Dermis;
Eosinophilia;
Eosinophils;
Head;
Humans;
Lymph Nodes;
Lymphatic Diseases;
Neck;
Skin;
Triamcinolone Acetonide;
Ulcer
- From:Annals of Dermatology
1990;2(2):145-148
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Kimura's disease is a chronic inflammatory condition of unknown cause. It usually appears as a painless nodule in the head and neck region often associated with regional lymphadenopathy, but there have rarely been reports of penile involvement or clinical presentation as an ulcerative plaque. We present a case of Kimura's disease occurring on the penile shaft as an ulcerative plaque in a 44-year-old man. A vesicular eruption had occurred on his penile shaft followed by an ulcerative plaque for 2 months. He had suffered from recurrent regional lymphadenopathy for 15 years and he had also exhibited intermittent eosinophilia. Histopathologic findings revealed diffuse eosinophilic infiltration in the dermis of the skin and eosmophilic abscesses in the lymphoid follicles of the mguinal lymph node. After short-term systemic steroid therapy and local injection of triamcinolone acetonide, the ulcerative plaque was healed.
