Kimura's Disease—A Rare Cause of Postauricular Swelling: A Case Report from the Hilly Region

Kimura's disease (KD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the lymph node which is very rare in the Indian population. A 34-year-old female presented with left postauricular region swelling for the past 3 years at an outpatient department. On histopathological examination, it was diagnosed as...

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Autores principales: Guleria, Trilok C., Singh, Mahender, Singh, Vishal, Azad, Ramesh K., Mohindroo, Narender K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2022
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8763460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35059498
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1742179
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Sumario:Kimura's disease (KD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the lymph node which is very rare in the Indian population. A 34-year-old female presented with left postauricular region swelling for the past 3 years at an outpatient department. On histopathological examination, it was diagnosed as KD. It should be kept in mind when treating a patient with lymphadenopathy and eosinophilia or a high immunoglobulin E level. This unique case report highlights this impressive clinical entity.

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