Recurrent Kimura's disease: excellent response to cyclosporine
Shenoy, V.V.; Joshi, S.R.; Kotwal, V.S.; Shedge, R.T.; Ramraje, N.N.; Lanjewar, D.N.
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 54: 153-155
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772 PMID: 16715623 Document Number: 603326
Kimura's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder involving the skin, subcutaneous tissues and lymph nodes, predominantly in the head and neck region. Though surgery, intralesional or systemic steroids or radiation therapy have been the mainstay of treatment recurrence is a common problem. On the basis of occasional case report of Kimura's disease responding to cyclosporine, we attempted oral cyclosporine in our patient with dramatic improvement.