ISSN
2277 - 3282
e ISSN
2277 - 3290
Publisher
Journal of Science
KIMURA’S DISEASE: A DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA
Author / Afflication
Shivaswamy BS
Department of General Surgery, Victoria Hospital, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore 560002, India.
Rajashekara Babu G
Department of General Surgery, Victoria Hospital, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore 560002, India.
Santhosh CS
Department of General Surgery, Victoria Hospital, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore 560002, India.
Thejas SK
Department of General Surgery, Victoria Hospital, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore 560002, India.
Keywords
Kimura’s disease ,Lymphadenopathy ,Eosinophils ,
Abstract
Kimura’s disease is a benign lymphoproliferative disorder of obscure etiology characterized by swellings in the head and neck region, regional lymphadenopathy with peripheral eosinophilia. We present a case of Kimura’s disease of cheek with none of the preoperative tests suggesting the diagnosis making it a diagnostic dilemma
Volume / Issue / Year
4 , 2 , 2014
Starting Page No / Endling Page No
64 - 65