Bilateral Kimura's disease with devastating visual outcome.
Kimura's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease involving connective tissues. We treated a patient with bilateral periocular Kimura's disease causing eyelid deformity and exophthalmos for over 20 years. She has been operated on 23 times and biopsies were taken and studied histologically. The disease continued despite the multiple surgical excisions. The consequent exophthalmos and lid changes caused lagophthalmos that resulted in severe visual impairment due to chronic bilateral corneal exposure. Kimura's disease may have a devastating effect on visual function.
Moroz
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Goldschleger Eye Institute, Sackler School of Medicine, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
Rosen
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Rosner
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D000796:Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation