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Co-existence of lip and epiglottis Kimura’s disease

Kimura’s disease is a rare, chronic inflammatory condition of unknown etiology; with a predilection in the head and neck region. However, the involvement of the lip and epiglottis is extremely rare, and poses a diagnostic challenge. Here, we report a case of a 32-year-old Saudi male presenting with...

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Autores principales: Fatani, Hanadi A., Al-Mutrafi, Amna, Al-Qahtani, Khalid H., Tunio, Mutahir A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4621730/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26446335
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.10.12108
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author Fatani, Hanadi A.
Al-Mutrafi, Amna
Al-Qahtani, Khalid H.
Tunio, Mutahir A.
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description Kimura’s disease is a rare, chronic inflammatory condition of unknown etiology; with a predilection in the head and neck region. However, the involvement of the lip and epiglottis is extremely rare, and poses a diagnostic challenge. Here, we report a case of a 32-year-old Saudi male presenting with lip mass and epiglottic swelling without any history of hoarse voice or airway compromise. Serology showed elevated immunoglobulin E levels, and histopathological examination of biopsied lesions revealed well-developed lymphoid follicles with eosinophilic infiltration confirming Kimura’s disease. At the time of last follow-up, his condition was satisfactory without any signs of recurrence.
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spelling pubmed-46217302015-10-30 Co-existence of lip and epiglottis Kimura’s disease Fatani, Hanadi A. Al-Mutrafi, Amna Al-Qahtani, Khalid H. Tunio, Mutahir A. Saudi Med J Case Report Kimura’s disease is a rare, chronic inflammatory condition of unknown etiology; with a predilection in the head and neck region. However, the involvement of the lip and epiglottis is extremely rare, and poses a diagnostic challenge. Here, we report a case of a 32-year-old Saudi male presenting with lip mass and epiglottic swelling without any history of hoarse voice or airway compromise. Serology showed elevated immunoglobulin E levels, and histopathological examination of biopsied lesions revealed well-developed lymphoid follicles with eosinophilic infiltration confirming Kimura’s disease. At the time of last follow-up, his condition was satisfactory without any signs of recurrence. Saudi Medical Journal 2015-10 /pmc/articles/PMC4621730/ /pubmed/26446335 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.10.12108 Text en Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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