Korean J Med.  2011 Jun;80(6):745-750.

A Case of Recurrent Kimura Disease in the Groin Area

• Hahn SH
• Han JH
• Kim KM
• Kim DH
• Kim YS
• Park JS
• Jee YK

Abstract

Kimura disease is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, suggestive of an allergic or autoimmune mechanism, which presents mainly as soft tissue masses in the head and neck area in young Asian males. Blood tests show eosinophilia and an elevated immunoglobulin E; the typical pathologic findings are lymphoid follicular hyperplasia, interfollicular eosinophilic infiltration, and vascular hyperplasia. There is no standard treatment; surgical resection is preferred and systemic steroid or radiotherapy is used to treat disease relapses. Kimura disease in unusual sites has been reported, but there are few cases with long-term observations because of its benign nature. Here, we present the case of a female with recurrent Kimura disease; we follow her progress for about 5 years after surgical resection of masses in the right groin area, an unusual site, with a brief review of the literature.

Keyword

Kimura disease; Groin; Recurrence

MeSH Terms

Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Eosinophilia
Eosinophils
Female
Groin
Head
Hematologic Tests
Humans
Hyperplasia
Immunoglobulins
Male
Neck
Recurrence
Immunoglobulins