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Nilay Yuksel1, Zarife Nurbanu Mendi2, Huban Sibel Orhun3
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye.
Abstract:
Kimura disease (KD) is a rare chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. It usually presents with regional lymphadenopathy in the head-and-neck region and swelling of the salivary glands and subcutaneous tissues. Periocular involvement in KD is rare. We report a case of KD on the eyelid as a rare cause of eyelid masses.
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