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2021
DOI: 10.1186/s13223-021-00549-y
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Kimura’s disease with recurrent bilateral lacrimal gland involvement in a male Japanese child successfully treated with cyclosporine A

Abstract: Background Kimura’s disease (KD) is a rare chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. Clinically, KD is characterized by nodular subcutaneous masses, that are typically localized to the neck and head. Involvement of the lacrimal glands and limbs is uncommon and seldom reported. Case presentation We report a case of a 4-year-old Japanese boy presenting with bilateral upper eyelid swelling with nodular subcutaneous lesions and peripheral eosin… Show more

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“…11,12 This autoimmune mechanism can impacts the development of KD’s clinical manifestations and possibly accounts for the observed efficacy of immunosuppression therapy. Bilateral lacrimal gland enlargement is an infrequent orbital manifestation of pediatric KD, 13 and its association with a lateral ventricular lesion of the brain, to the best of our knowledge, has never been reported. In fact, the only published cases of central nervous system involvement in KD are represented by brain embolis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 79%
“…11,12 This autoimmune mechanism can impacts the development of KD’s clinical manifestations and possibly accounts for the observed efficacy of immunosuppression therapy. Bilateral lacrimal gland enlargement is an infrequent orbital manifestation of pediatric KD, 13 and its association with a lateral ventricular lesion of the brain, to the best of our knowledge, has never been reported. In fact, the only published cases of central nervous system involvement in KD are represented by brain embolis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 79%
“…Table 1 summarizes the clinical features of patients with periorbital KD. 3–38 The average age of patients was 31.9 years (standard deviation: 17.8 years). A total of 81.1% (30/37) of identified patients were male.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%