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  • Case Report   
  • Otolaryngol (Sunnyvale) 2017, Vol 7(5): 321
  • DOI: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000321

Kimura's Disease Presenting as a Post Cricoid Mass - A Diagnostic Challenge

Mohiyuddin SMA*, Raju K, Sumanth KR, Karunasagar A, Maruvala S, Chaudhary S and Thomas L
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Sri Devaraj URS Medical College, , Tamaka, Kolar, Karnataka 563101, India
*Corresponding Author : Mohiyuddin SMA M.S, Professor and Head, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Sri Devaraj URS Medical College, Tamaka, Kolar, Karnataka 563101, India, Tel: +91 9845373279, Email: azeem_hn@yahoo.co.in

Received Date: Aug 28, 2017 / Accepted Date: Sep 13, 2017 / Published Date: Sep 20, 2017

Abstract

Kimura’s disease (KD) is a rare immune mediated chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology which involves subcutaneous plane and is usually seen in parotid region. It is also known to affect cervical lymph nodes and pharynx. There has been no report of this disease isolated to post cricoid region. We report a case of hoarseness of voice in an elderly lady who was found to have a smooth mass in post cricoid region with forward displacement and fixity of right arytenoid. She had eosinophilia and biopsy revealed lymphoid hyperplasia with infiltration of eosinophils and vascular proliferation, suggestive of Kimura’s disease. Diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. She was treated with prednisolone at a dose of 1 mg per kg body weight per day for 3 weeks. Patient is symptomatically better and mass has not recurred after a period of 3 months.

Keywords: Kimura’s disease; Post cricoid region; Chronic inflammation; Granulation

Citation: Mohiyuddin SMA, Raju K, Sumanth KR, Karunasagar A, Maruvala S, et al. (2017) Kimura's Disease Presenting as a Post Cricoid Mass - A Diagnostic Challenge. Otolaryngol (Sunnyvale) 7: 321. Doi: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000321

Copyright: © 2017 Mohiyuddin SMA, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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