title: Kimura's Disease: A Case Report in a Child.
abstract: Kimura's disease is chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that most commonly present as painless, unilateral cervical lymphadenopathy, males are more commonly effected than females with 3.5:1-9:1 ratio. Kimura's disease commonly seen in young adults median age being 28-32 years. Here we are presenting a case of Kimura's disease in a 6 year old male child, with a bilateral presentation. The goals of pharmacotherapy for Kimura's disease are to reduce morbidity and to prevent complications. The prognosis for Kimura's disease is good with no potential for malignant transformation.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Government Medical College, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh India.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shankar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Neeraja
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Myreddy
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh India.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Varalaxmi
keywords: Cervical lymphadenopathy; Eosinophilic lymphogranuloma; Kimura’s disease; Nephrotic syndrome; Salivary gland hypertrophy