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- Title
Kimura disease.
- Authors
AlGhamdi, Fares E.; Al-Khatib, Talal A.; Marzouki, Hani Z.; AlGarni, Mohammed A.
- Abstract
Kimura disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that mainly manifests as a lump in the cervical region. Although the underlying pathophysiology is not clear yet, the diagnosis can be established based on specific histopathological characteristics. The first case of this disease was described in China, as well as the majority of subsequent cases that were also described in the Far East countries made Kimura disease traditionally a disease of adult patients of Asian descent. This report describes the occurrence of Kimura disease in pediatric non-Asian patient with a similar clinicopathologic presentation.
- Subjects
INFLAMMATION; CHRONIC diseases; CERVIX uteri; PATHOLOGICAL physiology; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Saudi Medical Journal, 2016, Vol 37, Issue 3, p315
- ISSN
0379-5284
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15537/smj.2016.3.14448