Malaysian Family Physician  2018;13(2):32-35

Kimura Disease: A differential diagnosis in a nephrotic child

Azliana Aziz ; Irfan Mohamad ; Norzaliana Zawawi

Keywords

Kimura disease; child; eosinophilia; lymphadenopathy; nephrotic syndrome

Country

Malaysia

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.