Epitrochlear mass in a patient on maintenance hemodialysis— K imura disease

• Published in: Hemodialysis international Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 568 - 570
• Main Authors: Yadla, Manjusha, Sriramnaveen, P., Sivakumar, V., Sandeep Reddy, Y., Sridhar, A. V. S. S. N., Krishna Kishore, C., Vijayalakshmi, B., Lakshmi, A. Y., Rukmangadha, N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01-10-2012
• ISSN: 1492-7535; 1542-4758
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00660.x

Abstract
K
imura disease is a rare benign inflammatory disorder presenting as subcutaneous masses or lymphnodal mass in the cervical region.
K
imura disease is reported sparsely in patients on maintenance hemodialysis. We report an unusual location of
K
imura disease in a patient on maintenance hemodialysis, who had a prolonged, persistent asymptomatic eosinophilia.