A Case of Kimura's Disease of the Eyelid.
- Author:
Yun Ho KIM
1
;
Young Rok LEE
;
Young Hee CHOI
;
Kyoung Hun HAHM
;
Min Cheol SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chunchon, Korea. smcheol0@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Eyelid;
Kimura's disease;
Surgical excision
- MeSH:
Eyelids*;
Head;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Neck;
Orbit
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2004;45(12):2133-2136
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Kimura's disease is an uncommon, chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology which occurs predominantly in Orientals and presents with tumor-like swellings mainly in the head and neck region. Orbital and ocular adnexal cases are rare. We report a case of Kimura's disease of the eyelid. METHODS: A 52-year-old male presented with a 10-year history of intermittently recurrent swelling and a painless mass of the left upper eyelid. The mass was resected and biopsied for histological examination. RESULTS: The case was diagnosed with Kimura's disease by the clinical and histopathologic findings.
