Korean J Dermatol.  1975 Sep;13(3):243-247.

A Case of Kimura's Disease

• Kim MY
• Lee YS
• Kang HJ

Abstract

A case of Kimuras disease was presented. It seemed that this is the first reported case in Korean literature. The patient was 26 years old male having painless slowly growing tumor-like swelling on his left cheek for 5 months. Mild leukocytosis and marked eosinophilia (27%) were noted in routine laboratory tests. Histopathologically numerous well developed lymphoid follicular structures composed of closely packed lymphocytes and histiocytes were seen in the deep dermis and subcutaneous fat tissue. Dense eosinophilic infiltrations in and around the follicles were peculiar picture. The literature was reviewed. Its relation to the similar descriptions in western literature under various diffe'rent headings was discussed;

MeSH Terms

Adult
Cheek
Dermis
Eosinophilia
Eosinophils
Head
Histiocytes
Humans
Leukocytosis
Lymphocytes
Male
Subcutaneous Fat