Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease  2006;16(4):349-354

Kimura Disease Associated with Allergy and Remote Parasite Infection.

Eun Sil PARK 1 ; Hyun Jung KIM ; Jung Hee LEE ; Gyung Hyuck KO ; Ji Hyoun SEO ; Jae Young LIM ; Chan Hoo PARK ; Hyang Ok WOO ; Hee Shang YOUN

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Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Kimura disease is rare chronic inflammatory disorder of an unknown etiology and it has a predilection for males of Asian descent. It typically presents with non-tender subcutaneous swellings in the head and neck region, peripheral eosinophilia and an elevated immunoglobulin E level. We present here the case of 8-year-old boy with a past history of food allergy, and he developed swelling of the left neck and incidental eosinophilia. Kimura disease was diagnosed on the basis of the clinical and histological findings. The serum IgG titer of cysticercosis was twice the normal level. After surgical excision of the subcutaneous lesion, the patients eosinophilia was dramatically decreased. We suggest that allergy and remote parasite infection may be the causality or a triggering factor for Kimura disease.