Key result
A combination of perioperative corticosteroids and superficial parotidectomy successfully treated a huge parotid and cervical lymph node involvement in a 16-year-old male with Kimura disease.
Case Report (n=1)
Combination therapy of surgery and corticosteroids may be an effective treatment strategy for Kimura disease with parotid and cervical lymph node involvement.
May support combined surgery-steroid approach in rare Kimura cases; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Kimura disease (KD) is a rare chronic benign inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that is prevalent in Asian males. The head and neck region, especially the parotid glands and cervical lymph nodes, are most commonly affected. Diagnosis is based on clinicopathological features, while radiology findings are nonspecific. Although various treatment strategies have been proposed, there is a high recurrence rate. Combination therapy has been found to produce better results than monotherapy. We present a case of KD with huge parotid and cervical lymph node involvement that was treated with a combination of surgery and corticosteroids administered perioperatively.
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Dam et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Kimura Disease (n=1). Surgery and corticosteroids was evaluated on Reduction in swelling and disease control. A combination of perioperative corticosteroids and superficial parotidectomy successfully treated a huge parotid and cervical lymph node involvement in a 16-year-old male with Kimura disease.
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