What do we know about Kimura disease?

• Authors: Katarzyna Mrówka-Kata , Łukasz B. Pilarz , Katarzyna Stęplewska , Andrzej Gabriel , Eugeniusz Czecior , Izabela Bronikowska

Title variants

PL

Co powinniśmy wiedzieć o chorobie Kimury?

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article describes Kimura’s disease as a rare case of lymphadenitis and reviews its epidemiology, clinical aspects, diagnosis and treatment methods. The role of surgical procedures was also underlined. Kimura disease is a rare and benign chronic inflammatory soft tissue disorder of unknown origin. The definitive histological description was published by Kimura et al. in 1948 and henceforth, the disease has born his name. Since that time, there has been a gradual increase in the number of reports. While most cases of Kimura disease have originated in China, Japan or Southeast Asia, there have been sporadic case reports from Europe and America. The data suggest that Kimura’s disease should be included in the list of differential diagnoses for all neck lymph node involvements. If a otolaryngologist maintains a high index of suspicion, an early diagnosis can be made to contribute to a more successful outcome of the disease.

PL

Artykuł opisuje chorobę Kimury – rzadką przyczynę limfadenopatii, jej epidemiologię, objawy kliniczne, diagnostykę i leczenie, w tym leczenie chirurgiczne. Choroba Kimury jest rzadkim, łagodnym, przewlekłym zapaleniem tkanki łącznej nieznanego pochodzenia. Cechy histologiczne tej choroby zostały po raz pierwszy opisane przez Kimurę i wsp. w 1948 r. i nazwane jego nazwiskiem. Większość przypadków choroby Kimury pochodzi z Chin, Japonii bądź południowo-wschodniej Azji, natomiast nieliczne z Europy i Ameryki. Obraz kliniczny choroby nakazuje uwzględnienie jej w diagnostyce różnicowej powiększenia węzłów chłonnych szyi. Daje to możliwość pomyślnego wyleczenia.

Keywords

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Kimura’s disease; choroba Kimury; disease management; leczenie; przebieg choroby; treatment

Discipline

• MEDICINE: MEDICINE

• Publisher: Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach
• Journal: Annales Academiae Medicae Silesiensis
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 67
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 47–51

Contributors

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Katarzyna Mrówka-Kata

• Department of Laryngology School of Medicine with Division of Dentistry in Zabrze of the Silesian Medical University in Katowice, Poland M. Skłodowska-Curie 10 Street 41-800 Zabrze tel./fax [phone]

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Łukasz B. Pilarz

• Department of Laryngology School of Medicine with Division of Dentistry in Zabrze of the Silesian Medical University in Katowice Department of Human Anatomy School of Medicine in Katowice of the Silesian Medical University in Katowice

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Katarzyna Stęplewska

• Department of Patomorphology School of Medicine with Division of Dentistry in Zabrze of the Silesian Medical University in Katowice

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Andrzej Gabriel

• Department of Patomorphology School of Medicine with Division of Dentistry in Zabrze of the Silesian Medical University in Katowice

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Eugeniusz Czecior

• Department of Laryngology School of Medicine with Division of Dentistry in Zabrze of the Silesian Medical University in Katowice

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Izabela Bronikowska

• Department of Laryngology School of Medicine with Division of Dentistry in Zabrze of the Silesian Medical University in Katowice

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