A rare cause of bilateral postaural lymphadenopathy: Kimura’s disease

Authors

  • Ankur Batra Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi
  • Megha Goyal Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi
  • Sachin Goel Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi
  • Lakshmi Vaid Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20181883

Keywords:

Kimura’s disease, Lymphadenopathy, Eosinophilia

Abstract

Kimura’s disease (KD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder with angiolymphatic proliferation of unknown etiology, usually affecting young men of Asian race but is rare in other races. Affected Indians are very rare. Herein, we present an atypical manifestation of Kimura’s disease occurring in an Indian male who presented with bilateral postaural lymphadenopathy. The diagnosis of Kimura’s disease can be very difficult and misleading; it is important not to ignore histopathological features.

Author Biographies

Ankur Batra, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi

Department of ENT

Senior Resident

Megha Goyal, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi

Department of ENT

Senior Resident

Sachin Goel, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi

Department 

Resident

Lakshmi Vaid, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi

Director proffesor

Department of ENT

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2018-04-26

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