title: Recurrent Kimura's disease: report of one case.
abstract: Kimura's disease (KD) is a rare, chronic inflammatory disease, and the etiology is not yet to be determined. The disease is usually found in young Asian men but rarely in Western population. Here, we report an 8-year-old boy with the initial presentation of right upper eyelid swelling. Laboratory tests disclosed peripheral eosinophilia and elevated IgE level. KD with lacrimal gland involvement was diagnosed. Surgical excision was performed several times and steroid was also used, however the disease recurred. Thereafter, steroid, cyclosporine-A and azathioprine were prescribed. The tumor mass resolved and the laboratory data returned to normal level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shou-Ting
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Yao-Hsu
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Bor-Luen
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Chiang
mesh_terms: D000796:Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence