title: Usefulness of thermography techniques for evaluating the disease activity in Kimura's disease.
abstract: Kimura's disease (KD) is a rare, chronic inflammatory disorder predominantly affecting the head and neck. A case of KD in a 30-year-old man is reported. Thermography was useful for evaluating the activity of the condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shinkuma
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nishie
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sawamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Natsuga
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aoyagi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000796:Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D013817:Thermography