Kimura Disease: A differential diagnosis in a nephrotic child
- Author:
Azliana Aziz
;
Irfan Mohamad
;
Norzaliana Zawawi
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Kimura disease;
child;
eosinophilia;
lymphadenopathy;
nephrotic syndrome
- From:Malaysian Family Physician
2018;13(2):32-35
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Kimura disease presents as benign lesion and is commonly present among the Asian population. It
is a disease with a favourable prognosis and a peak age of onset in the third decade. It is a chronic
inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that involves the lymph nodes and subcutaneous
tissues of the head and neck region. We report a case of a 15-year-old boy with multiple Kimura
lymphadenopathies involving the left posterior auricular region as well as the anterior and posterior
triangles of the neck.
- Full text:2.2018my0006.pdf