Kimura's Disease Involving Thoracic and Abdominal Lymph Nodes in a Hemodialysis Patient.
10.3904/kjim.2005.20.2.159
- Author:
Sik LEE
1
;
Su Jin JUNG
;
Sung Kwang PARK
;
Kyung Pyo KANG
;
Kyu Yun JANG
;
Myoung Jae KANG
;
Won KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medicial School, Jeonju, Korea. kwon@chonbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Kimura's disease;
Hemodialysis;
Lymphadenopathies;
Abdomen;
Thorax
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia/diagnosis/*etiology;
Biopsy;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
*Lymph Nodes/pathology/radiography/radionuclide imaging;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Remission, Spontaneous;
Renal Dialysis/*adverse effects;
Thorax;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2005;20(2):159-162
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report the first observed case of Kimura's disease occurring during hemodialysis, involving the thoracic and abdominal lymph nodes, which spontaneously resolved nearly completely after two months. Early diagnosis and recognition of Kimura's disease may spare both the patient and doctor from the need for unnecessary invasive diagnostic procedures. Therefore, we emphasize that we need to have a high index of suspicion regarding Kimura's disease.
