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Kimura Disease Presenting as Right Parotid Swelling and Neck Lymphadenopathy

Kimura disease is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder commonly affecting young males. We present a 35-year-old male who had right parotid region and neck swellings for two years. The patient underwent imaging studies, blood investigations, and fine-needle aspiration cytology diagnostic of the Kimur...

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Autores principales: Shivakumar, Madan, Gaur, Naveen Kumar, Balaji, Sharmila, Shaikh, Oseen, Kumbhar, Uday
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8530722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34707954
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18178
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Sumario:Kimura disease is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder commonly affecting young males. We present a 35-year-old male who had right parotid region and neck swellings for two years. The patient underwent imaging studies, blood investigations, and fine-needle aspiration cytology diagnostic of the Kimura disease. The patient was screened for the presence of renal disorder. However, there was no evidence of kidney involvement. The patient was started on oral steroid therapy and advised for further follow-up.