ABSTRACT
Kimura's disease is a rare cause of a progressive neck swelling associated with blood and tissue esinophilia. Though it is a benign disease, however, its unrelating course and unpredictable response to the therapeutic interventions, poses a great challenge to the treating physician, the patients and the caregiver. Here is one such case of Kimura's disease.
Subject(s)
Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia/diagnosis , Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia/drug therapy , Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia/radiotherapy , Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia/surgery , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Asian People , Child , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use , Male , Recurrence , Steroids/therapeutic use , Treatment RefusalABSTRACT
Kimura's disease is a rare condition of chronic inflammatory disorder affecting the skin and subcutaneous tissue. It is predominantly in the head and neck region. The lesion is benign but may be persistent/ recurrent and difficult to eradicate. Several forms of treatment have been used, including surgical excision, intralesional and oral corticosteroid, cryotherapy and radiotherapy. The authors report eight cases with histopathology consistent with Kimura s disease who received radiation therapy as a primary treatment or secondary treatment for recurrence after surgical excision in the Division of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Chiang Mai University. The prescribed radiation doses varied from 30-40 Gy. With the mean follow-up time of 21 months, all eight patients were still free from disease at the time of analysis.