Kimura's disease with atypical presentation

Mlushtaq A. Badam; Khalid Mahmood; Uzma Ghori; Ashfaq Ahmed

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Kimura's disease with atypical presentation

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Mlushtaq A. Badam Department of Medicine, Dow Medical College and Lyari General Hospital,Karachi, Pakistan.

Khalid Mahmood Department of Medicine, Dow Medical College and Lyari General Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.

Uzma Ghori Department of Medicine, Dow Medical College and Lyari General Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.

Ashfaq Ahmed Department of Medicine, Dow Medical College and Lyari General Hospital,Karachi, Pakistan.

Abstract

Kimura’s disease is a benign, slow growing vascular tumor with marked predilection for the head and neck. It has uncertain etiology, manifested clinically by one or more inflammatory nodules, lymphadenopathy, peripheral eosinophilia and elevated IgE levels. A typical case of this rare disease, with some unusual findings is presented. Although a rare disease, a good number of cases have been reported especially among Asian population

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Page(s) 575-576

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Published Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 11, Issue: 9, Year: 2001

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Keywords

Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia Epithelioid hemangioma. Etiology unknown Elevated IgE. Steroid therapy.

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