Kimura Disease [Kimurova choroba]

topical
Terms

eozinofilní granulom měkkých tkání
Kimurova nemoc

 

Eosinophilic Granuloma of Soft Tissue
Eosinophilic Hyperplastic Lymphogranuloma
Eosinophilic Lymphofollicular Granuloma
Eosinophilic Lymphofolliculosis
Kimura's Disease

Definition

A chronic inflammatory disease characterized by benign enlargement of cervical LYMPH NODE and SALIVARY GLANDS with increased levels of IMMUNOGLOBULIN E. Unlike ANGIOLYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA WITH EOSINOPHILIA it involves eosinophil infiltrates in lymph node and salivary glands and mostly found in Asian males.

DUI
D000082242 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0001193
History note
2021; use ANGIOLYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA WITH EOSINOPHILIA 1984-2020
Public note
2021; see ANGIOLYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA WITH EOSINOPHILIA 1984-2020

C Diseases
C07.465 Mouth Diseases 428
C07.465.815.178 Kimura Disease
C07.465.815.355 Mikulicz' Disease 7
C07.465.815.470 Parotid Diseases 11
C07.465.815.497 Salivary Calculi 5
C07.465.815.655 Salivary Gland Fistula 3
C07.465.815.718 Salivary Gland Neoplasms 243
C07.465.815.793 Sialadenitis 29
C07.465.815.815 Sialorrhea 16
C07.465.815.929 Xerostomia 81
C15.378.553 Leukocyte Disorders 18
C15.378.553.231 Eosinophilia 270
C15.378.553.231.335 Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome 3
C15.378.553.231.341 Eosinophilic Esophagitis 46
C15.378.553.231.348 Eosinophilic Granuloma 45
C15.378.553.231.549 Hypereosinophilic Syndrome 47
C15.378.553.231.774 Kimura Disease
C15.604.315 Lymphadenitis 173
C15.604.315.249 Cat-Scratch Disease 45
C15.604.315.459 Kimura Disease
C15.604.315.618 Mesenteric Lymphadenitis 16