Key result
Superficial parotidectomy yields 0 recurrences in a case report of parotid Kimura's disease.
Why the study?
Kimura's disease is a rare condition that is easily misdiagnosed due to lack of clinical awareness, requiring high suspicion for prompt diagnosis and management.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights a rare presentation of Kimura's disease in a Caucasian female, successfully managed with superficial parotidectomy with no recurrence at 20 months.
Supports superficial parotidectomy for rare parotid Kimura's disease; extends sparse literature but leaves open need for larger prospective data.
Kimura's disease is a rare disease of unknown aetiology, commonly presenting with slow-growing head and neck subcutaneous nodules, lymphadenopathy, eosinophilia and elevated immunoglobulin E. This report describes a very rare case of a 41-year-old female, of White-British ethnicity, with a new diagnosis of Kimura's disease of the parotid gland and associated cutaneous features. The patient was investigated for 3 years before a diagnosis of Kimura's disease was reached. A superficial parotidectomy was undertaken and no recurrence was observed in the 20 months following surgery. Kimura's disease is easily misdiagnosed, owing to lack of clinical awareness. This case report highlights the troubling symptomatology as well as complexities of diagnosis and management of Kimura's disease. A high level of clinical suspicion is required, for patients of any ethnicity and sex presenting with features consistent with the disease, in order for prompt diagnosis, investigation and management to be achieved.
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Glibbery et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Kimura's disease of the parotid gland (n=1). Superficial parotidectomy was evaluated on Recurrence. Superficial parotidectomy for Kimura's disease of the parotid gland in a 41-year-old female resulted in 0 recurrences over 20 months of follow-up.
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