An extremely rare cause of generalized lymphadenopathy in children: Kimura's disease

Cecen E., Kacar-Doger F., Etensel B.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.52, sa.5, ss.534-537, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 52 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.534-537
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Kimura's disease, generalized lymphadenopathy, children, immunoglobulin E, eosinophilia, CYCLOSPORINE
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Kimura's disease, characterized by a triad of painless subcutaneous masses in the head and neck, prominent eosinophilia and markedly elevated immunoglobulin E levels, is an uncommon idiopathic, chronic inflammatory disease that usually affects young and middle-aged Asian males. Kimura's disease is known usually as a localized process and is an extremely rare cause of generalized lymphadenopathy in children. We report an eight-year-old Turkish boy with Kimura's disease who presented with generalized lymphadenopathy masquerading as malignant lymphoma.