title: Kimura disease manifesting as synchronous bilateral parotid swelling in a young middle-eastern patient.
abstract: Kimura disease is a rare, benign, chronic inflammatory swelling of the subcutaneous tissue, lymph nodes, and glandular tissue. Characteristic features of the disease include, but not limited to, painless subcutaneous head and neck swelling, blood and tissue eosinophilia, and markedly elevated immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels. Herein, we report a rare case of Kimura disease manifesting as synchronous bilateral parotid swelling of 12 years duration in a 33-year-old Middle-Eastern man. To our knowledge only few cases have been reported in the literature involving bilateral parotid glands, and this is the first case to be reported in the Middle East.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Sabah and Zain Hospital, Ministry of Health, 40188 Mishref, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Fatemah
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4463-5430
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Faras
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Al-Adan Hospital, Ministry of Health, 40188 Mishref, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Fawaz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abo-Alhassan
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Sabah and Zain Hospital, Ministry of Health, 40188 Mishref, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al-Sebeih
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sabah and Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Ministry of Health, 40153 Mishref, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Jassem
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7438-9870
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bastaki