A Case of Kimura's Disease of the Eyelid.

Kim, Yun Ho; Lee, Young Rok; Choi, Young Hee; Hahm, Kyoung Hun; Shin, Min Cheol

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2004;45(12):2133-2136.
Published online December 1, 2004.

A Case of Kimura's Disease of the Eyelid.

Yun Ho Kim, Young Rok Lee, Young Hee Choi, Kyoung Hun Hahm, Min Cheol Shin

¹Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chunchon, Korea. smcheol0@hanmail.net
²Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chunchon, Korea.

눈꺼풀에 발생한 기무라병 1예

김윤호 ( Yun Ho Kim ) , 이영록 ( Young Rok Lee ) , 최영희 ( Young Hee Choi ) , 함경훈 ( Kyoung Hun Hahm ) , 신민철 ( Min Cheol Shin )

Abstract

PURPOSE
Kimura's disease is an uncommon, chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology which occurs predominantly in Orientals and presents with tumor-like swellings mainly in the head and neck region. Orbital and ocular adnexal cases are rare. We report a case of Kimura's disease of the eyelid. METHODS: A 52-year-old male presented with a 10-year history of intermittently recurrent swelling and a painless mass of the left upper eyelid. The mass was resected and biopsied for histological examination. RESULTS: The case was diagnosed with Kimura's disease by the clinical and histopathologic findings.

Key Words: Eyelid;Kimura's disease;Surgical excision