Cargando…

Atypical Presentation of Kimura's Disease in a Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Kimura's disease (KD) is a rare chronic inflammatory condition of unknown aetiology. It is a benign disease that might mimic a neoplastic process. It primarily affects the head and neck region, presenting as deep subcutaneous masses, and is often accompanied by triad regional lymphadenopathy, s...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Natsha, Zahra A., Hamarsheh, Islam A., Utt, Rawan S., Abu Alrob, Bassam, Wahdan, Adnan A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2022
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9747314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36523539
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5103547
_version_ 1784849569077526528
author Natsha, Zahra A.
Hamarsheh, Islam A.
Utt, Rawan S.
Abu Alrob, Bassam
Wahdan, Adnan A.
author_facet Natsha, Zahra A.
Hamarsheh, Islam A.
Utt, Rawan S.
Abu Alrob, Bassam
Wahdan, Adnan A.
author_sort Natsha, Zahra A.
collection PubMed
description Kimura's disease (KD) is a rare chronic inflammatory condition of unknown aetiology. It is a benign disease that might mimic a neoplastic process. It primarily affects the head and neck region, presenting as deep subcutaneous masses, and is often accompanied by triad regional lymphadenopathy, salivary gland involvement, and high serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels. Here, we report the second documented case of KD in Palestine diagnosed in a 28-year-old male patient who presented with lymphadenopathy and increased serum immunoglobulin E and G (IgE and IgG) associated with intermittent abdominal pain, generalised fatigue, hepatomegaly, cardiomyopathy, reactive airway disease, peripheral vasculopathy, peripheral neuropathy, and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. The patient was managed with steroids and an immunosuppressant (Azathioprine) with a moderate response for two years. In 2021, treatment with Mycophenolate Mofetil was initiated, which was more effective than Azathioprine.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-9747314
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2022
publisher Hindawi
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-97473142022-12-14 Atypical Presentation of Kimura's Disease in a Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature Natsha, Zahra A. Hamarsheh, Islam A. Utt, Rawan S. Abu Alrob, Bassam Wahdan, Adnan A. Case Rep Med Case Report Kimura's disease (KD) is a rare chronic inflammatory condition of unknown aetiology. It is a benign disease that might mimic a neoplastic process. It primarily affects the head and neck region, presenting as deep subcutaneous masses, and is often accompanied by triad regional lymphadenopathy, salivary gland involvement, and high serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels. Here, we report the second documented case of KD in Palestine diagnosed in a 28-year-old male patient who presented with lymphadenopathy and increased serum immunoglobulin E and G (IgE and IgG) associated with intermittent abdominal pain, generalised fatigue, hepatomegaly, cardiomyopathy, reactive airway disease, peripheral vasculopathy, peripheral neuropathy, and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. The patient was managed with steroids and an immunosuppressant (Azathioprine) with a moderate response for two years. In 2021, treatment with Mycophenolate Mofetil was initiated, which was more effective than Azathioprine. Hindawi 2022-12-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9747314/ /pubmed/36523539 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5103547 Text en Copyright © 2022 Zahra A. Natsha et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Case Report
Natsha, Zahra A.
Hamarsheh, Islam A.
Utt, Rawan S.
Abu Alrob, Bassam
Wahdan, Adnan A.
Atypical Presentation of Kimura's Disease in a Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature
title Atypical Presentation of Kimura's Disease in a Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature
title_full Atypical Presentation of Kimura's Disease in a Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature
title_fullStr Atypical Presentation of Kimura's Disease in a Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature
title_full_unstemmed Atypical Presentation of Kimura's Disease in a Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature
title_short Atypical Presentation of Kimura's Disease in a Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature
title_sort atypical presentation of kimura's disease in a male patient: a case report and review of literature
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9747314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36523539
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5103547
work_keys_str_mv AT natshazahraa atypicalpresentationofkimurasdiseaseinamalepatientacasereportandreviewofliterature
AT hamarshehislama atypicalpresentationofkimurasdiseaseinamalepatientacasereportandreviewofliterature
AT uttrawans atypicalpresentationofkimurasdiseaseinamalepatientacasereportandreviewofliterature
AT abualrobbassam atypicalpresentationofkimurasdiseaseinamalepatientacasereportandreviewofliterature
AT wahdanadnana atypicalpresentationofkimurasdiseaseinamalepatientacasereportandreviewofliterature