Key result
Case report illustrates features distinguishing angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia from Kimura's disease.
Why the study?
There are controversies in the literature regarding the clinical and histopathological similarities between angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia and Kimura's disease, despite most studies agreeing they are distinct diseases.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights the clinical and histopathological differences between angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia and Kimura's disease.
Reminds clinicians to differentiate ALHE from Kimura disease; leaves open need for larger series on management.
Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia is a rare and benign vascular tumor whose etiology remains uncertain. It clinically presents itself by angiomatous papules or nodules located on the head and neck. Many controversies in the literature are found in relation to angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia and Kimura's disease - its main differential diagnosis - due to their clinical and histopathological similarities. However, currently, most studies agree that they are distinct diseases. The present case illustrates a characteristic description of angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia and also highlights the main differences with Kimura's disease.
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Bastos et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (n=1). Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia vs. Kimura's disease was evaluated. A case report illustrates the characteristic clinical and histopathological features of angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia, highlighting its distinction from Kimura's disease.
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