Kimura’s Disease with Atypical Musculoskeletal Presentation
We would like to highlight an unusual clinical presentation of Kimura’s disease, a rare, benign, idiopathic condition, usually seen as swelling and lesions of the head and neck region and commonly affecting young men of Asian descent. It is rare for this disorder to present with lesions on other par...
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doaj-e394b0162b364f12b8df0a22a0ce31f62021-05-02T14:12:16ZengMalaysian Orthopaedic AssociationMalaysian Orthopaedic Journal1985-25332010-07-01424447Kimura’s Disease with Atypical Musculoskeletal PresentationA Hafiz0A Yusuf1I Rosmaliza2N Premchandran3 R Kalavathy4MSur OrthoMSur OrthoMS ORLMSur OrthoMPathWe would like to highlight an unusual clinical presentation of Kimura’s disease, a rare, benign, idiopathic condition, usually seen as swelling and lesions of the head and neck region and commonly affecting young men of Asian descent. It is rare for this disorder to present with lesions on other parts of the body, especially the lower limbs. We report a 27- year-old man who presented with a large mass located at the inguinal region and extending down to the upper thigh. Due to the large size of the mass (28 x 18 cm), our provisional diagnosis was a soft tissue sarcoma. Open biopsy showed that the lesion was benign.http://morthoj.org/2010v4n2/Kimuras_Disease.pdfKimura’s DiseaseAtypical presentation |
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A Hafiz A Yusuf I Rosmaliza N Premchandran R Kalavathy Kimura’s Disease with Atypical Musculoskeletal Presentation Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal Kimura’s Disease Atypical presentation |
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Kimura’s Disease with Atypical Musculoskeletal Presentation |
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Kimura’s Disease with Atypical Musculoskeletal Presentation |
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Kimura’s Disease with Atypical Musculoskeletal Presentation |
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Kimura’s Disease with Atypical Musculoskeletal Presentation |
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Kimura’s Disease with Atypical Musculoskeletal Presentation |
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Association |
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal |
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1985-2533 |
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2010-07-01 |
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We would like to highlight an unusual clinical presentation of Kimura’s disease, a rare, benign, idiopathic condition, usually seen as swelling and lesions of the head and neck region and commonly affecting young men of Asian descent. It is rare for this disorder to present with lesions on other parts of the body, especially the lower limbs. We report a 27- year-old man who presented with a large mass located at the inguinal region and extending down to the upper thigh. Due to the large size of the mass (28 x 18 cm), our provisional diagnosis was a soft tissue sarcoma. Open biopsy showed that the lesion was benign. |
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Kimura’s Disease Atypical presentation |
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