Kimura's disease in a young Balkan male

• Published in: Vojnosanitetski pregled Vol. 66; no. 1; pp. 66 - 68
• Main Authors: Milentijeví, Maja Jovicić, Basić, Marin, Petrović, Aleksandar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Serbia Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia 01-01-2009
• Subjects: Adolescent; adult; Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia - diagnosis; Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia - epidemiology; Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia - pathology; angiolymphoid hyperplasia witheosinophilia; biopsy; diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; eosinophilia; Humans; immunohistochemistry; lymph nodes; Lymph Nodes - pathology; Male; Neck; Salivary Glands - pathology; Serbia - epidemiology; Serbia
• ISSN: 0042-8450; 2406-0720
• DOI: 10.2298/vsp0901066j

Kimura's disease is a rare, chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown cause, mainly seen in young Asian men. To our knowledge it has not been reported previously in persons from the Balkan countries.
We presented a 15-year-old male with Kimura's disease manifested as chronic left neck mass. The diagnosis was based on the histopathological findings of the excised lesion. Peripheral blood eosinophilia and raised serum Immunoglobulin E (IgE) level supported the diagnosis.
The presented patient confirmed the fact that Kimura's disease could occur in different ethnic groups. Histopathological examination, should be performed prior to making the definitive diagnosis.