Usefulness of thermography techniques for evaluating the disease activity in Kimura's disease.
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.
Shinkuma
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Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Nishie
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W
Sawamura
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D
Natsuga
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K
Aoyagi
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S
Shimizu
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H
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