The Value of Imaging Diagnostics in the Kimura’s Disease

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Clarós A Clarós P Waląg A

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Clarós P
C. Los Vergós 31, 08017 Barcelona, Spain

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Kimura’s disease (KD) is a benign chronic inflammatory disease of subcutaneous tissue of unknown etiology. Although it is regularly reported and is now clearly defined, it still constitutes a diagnostic challenge, as its resemblance with benign and malignant diseases can make the diagnosis difficult, requiring the skills of experienced pathologists. We report here our experience with Kimura’s Disease, presenting two cases of female patients from Saudi Arabia with the pathology located within the orbit who were successfully treated surgically at Clarós Clinic. Afterwards we review the literature on the subject and discuss diagnostic process with particular emphasis on imaging diagnostic and treatment options to improve our understanding of this mysterious disease.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Tue 30, Apr 2019
Accepted: Tue 16, Jul 2019
Published: Fri 26, Jul 2019

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© 2023 Clarós P. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.RDI.2019.03.03