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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Unusual and rare case of generalised lymphadenopathy: Kimura's disease.

Judah Arul, Narayanasamy Senthil, Lakshmi Marappa

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Judah ArulGeneral Medicine, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Narayanasamy SenthilGeneral Medicine, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Lakshmi MarappaGeneral Medicine, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of Kimura's disease in a 65-year-old woman who presented with generalised itching, abdominal pain, facial puffiness, difficulty in swallowing and loss of appetite. She was found to have generalised lymphadenopathy and a fine-needle aspiration cytology initially done revealed 'reactive lymphadenitis' which was inconclusive. PET-CT done showed features suggestive of lymphoma. Hence, lymph node biopsy was done for confirmation and incidentally after immunohistochemistry staining it turned out to be Kimura's disease. High-dose steroid therapy was started and patient showed dramatic clinical and symptomatic improvement. Kimura's disease almost always presents as cervical lymphadenopathy and usually never causes compressive symptoms. Our patient presented with compressive symptoms and generalised lymphadenopathy which is a rarity.

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AgedAngiolymphoid Hyperplasia with EosinophiliaAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBiopsy, Fine-NeedleDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphadenopathyLymph NodesNeckPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPrednisoloneTreatment OutcomeAnti-Inflammatory AgentsPrednisoloneimmunologypathologyradiology

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PMID30279250
PMCPMC6169628
OpenAlexW2895556299

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