Kimura's disease: case report and review of the literature

J Thorac Imaging. 2005 Nov;20(4):298-300. doi: 10.1097/01.rti.0000181522.10263.c5.

Abstract

Kimura's disease is a rare, chronic inflammatory disease characterized by subcutaneous nodules in the head and neck regions associated with regional cervical lymphadenopathy. Following its recognition as a pathologic entity, numerous reports have been published detailing the pathogenesis, radiologic manifestations, and treatment modalities. An extensive review of the literature did not reveal any cases of diffuse thoraco-abdominal lymphadenopathy described in relation to Kimura's disease. Hence, the interest in the case discussed here.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / diagnostic imaging*
  • Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed