Kimura Disease: An Unusual Presentation in Paediatric Age Group

Abstract

Kimura disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is prevalent among Asians. It rarely affects the upper limbs or paediatric patients. We report a case of Kimura disease with first presentation as a soft tissue mass in the arm mimicking a soft tissue neoplasm with metastasis in a 12 year old Chinese boy.

Bilateral Kimura’s disease with sinusitis and parotid gland involvement: A case report and a brief review of literature

“…Lesions in other areas were also described such as the inguinal area, upper limbs and chest wall. Indeed, isolated lymphadenopathy might be the only initial presentation of Kimura disease [4,7,8].…”