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Kimura's disease of the parapharyngeal space.Ear
Nose Throat J. 2006 Feb;85(2):106-8.
Kimura's
disease is a fairly uncommon inflammatory condition of unknown
etiology. It classically presents in young Asian males as tumorlike
subcutaneous nodules in the head and neck with associated
lymphadenopathy, peripheral eosinophilia, and an elevated serum IgE
level. Kimura's disease affects the subcutaneous tissues, salivary
glands, and lymph nodes; less common sites in the head and neck
include the eyelid and tympanic membrane. We report a case of
Kimura's disease of the parapharyngeal space in a 42-year-old
Chinese woman. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first
report of Kimura's disease at this site.
Kimura's disease
and angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia: two disease
entities in the same patient: case report and review of the
literature.Int J
Dermatol. 2006 Feb;45(2):139-45.
BACKGROUND:
Much controversy has existed with regard to the relationship between
Kimura's disease and angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia.
They were initially thought to represent the same disease spectrum,
but it has now been widely accepted that they are two separate
disease entities. To our knowledge, there have been no reports to
date describing a case of both Kimura's disease and angiolymphoid
hyperplasia with eosinophilia coexisting in the same patient.
METHODS: We describe a patient presenting initially with a right
postauricular subcutaneous swelling and subsequently developing
multiple erythematous facial papules and nodules. The medical
literature is reviewed. RESULTS: Clinical features of the right
postauricular subcutaneous swelling and multiple erythematous facial
papules/nodules suggest Kimura's disease in the former and
angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia in the latter.
Histopathological examinations of these lesions helped to confirm
the diagnosis of Kimura's disease and angiolymphoid hyperplasia with
eosinophilia, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Kimura's disease and
angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia can coexist in the same
patient. Coexistence of the two types of lesions in one patient may
also be considered evidence that Kimura's disease and angiolymphoid
hyperplasia with eosinophilia form a spectrum in one disease. |
