Kimura’s disease: A case report of recurring multiple swellings in the periauricular region
Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023), Case Report
Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023)

Kimura’s disease: A case report of recurring multiple swellings in the periauricular region

Case Report
Published 2023-07-01
Meera Bista
Department of ENT-HNS, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Raunak Bista
MBBS Graduate, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Mamata Lakhey
Professor, Department of Pathology, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Shirjan Gautam
Undergraduate Medical Student, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Keywords

Eosinophilic lymphofollicular granuloma
Inflammatory disorder
Kimura’s disease

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Bista, M., Bista, R., Lakhey, M., & Gautam, S. (2023). Kimura’s disease: A case report of recurring multiple swellings in the periauricular region. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, 12(2), 113–115. Retrieved from https://jkmc.com.np/ojs3/index.php/journal/article/view/1233
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Abstract

Kimura’s disease is a rare, benign chronic inflammatory disorder that manifests with abnormal proliferation of vascular endothelium and lymphoid tissues. Ten years back, then 15-year-old Nepali (Asian) male presented to the otorhinolaryngology departme

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