Arch Plast Surg.  2017 Sep;44(5):439-443. 10.5999/aps.2017.44.5.439.

A Rare Case of Kimura Disease with Bilateral Parotid Involvement

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hkkiim@cau.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Kimura disease is a rare idiopathic chronic inflammatory disorder. It typically presents in the head and neck area, whereas bilateral involvement is unusual. Its diagnosis requires it to be differentiated from other inflammatory diseases and from head and neck tumors. Treatment methods include conservative management, steroid administration, radiotherapy, and surgery; however, no single treatment of choice has been established. Herein, we report an unusual presentation of Kimura disease with bilateral parotid involvement. This case was treated by surgical excision.

Keyword

Head and neck neoplasms; Parotid neoplasms; Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia

MeSH Terms

Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia*
Diagnosis
Head
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Neck
Parotid Neoplasms
Radiotherapy
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