Key result
A 13-year-old Asian boy presented with an eyelid mass, pronounced eosinophilia, and elevated immunoglobulin E, highlighting Kimura disease as a diagnostic consideration for such presentations.
Case Report (n=1)
Kimura disease should be considered in Asian patients presenting with painless subcutaneous head and neck nodules, eosinophilia, and elevated IgE.
May warrant Kimura disease consideration in Asian youth with eyelid masses and eosinophilia; leaves open need for larger confirmatory series.
The diagnosis of Kimura disease should be strongly considered in any patient of Asian descent who presents with painless subcutaneous nodules predominantly involving the head and neck region in association with marked eosinophilia and elevated immunoglobulin E. Surgical resection of the lesions can be performed to prevent relapse. Here, the authors report a case of Kimura disease presenting as an eyelid mass in a 13-year-old Asian boy with pronounced eosinophilia and elevated immunoglobulin E levels.
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Jang et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Kimura disease (n=1). Surgical resection was evaluated. A 13-year-old Asian boy presented with an eyelid mass, pronounced eosinophilia, and elevated immunoglobulin E, highlighting Kimura disease as a diagnostic consideration for such presentations.
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