Kimura's Disease of the Parotid: A Complete Clinical-Radiological-Pathology Report
Ragu, R.; Eng, J.Y.; Azlina, A.R.
Medical Journal of Malaysia 69(4): 199-201
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-5283 PMID: 25500854 Document Number: 678548
Kimura's disease is rare chronic inflammatory disease with a distinct clinicopathological entity. It has three major components; inflammatory, vascular and fibrosis. It has to be considered as a differential diagnosis in young patient presenting with head and neck swelling. Although of unknown aetiology many hypothesis has been postulated. Inflammation is the most prominent and predominating characteristic in this disease. Although reported to be predominant in Asian literature regarding this disease is scanty. We report a complete clinical-radiological and pathological picture of this disease.