[One case report: Kimura's disease]
Abstract:
A 28 years old man complained with swellen glymph nodes and mass in neck for 1 year.Physical examination shows painless subcutaneous swollen mass in neck.The level of eosinophil granulocyte count was higher than normal in the peripheral blood.The result of B mode ultrasonography shows left submandibular salivary gland were widely swollen and several swollen lymphnodes in neck.Pathological examination displays features of a large number of Lymphoid follicular hyperplasia,eosinophil granulocyte in filtration.Kimura's disease is a benign,rare,chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology,which affects subcutaneous tissues, lymph nodes and salivary glands.It is characterized by a triad of painless subcutaneous mass,increased eosinophilia in the peripheral blood and in tissues with marked increase in serum IgE.Treatments of Kimura's disease include glucocortieoid drug therapy,surgical resection and local radiotherapy.


