Departments of Pediatrics.
Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2021 Jul 1;43(5):e682-e684. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001875.
Kimura disease commonly presents as an isolated swelling over the head and neck region. Intestinal involvement by Kimura disease in children is uncommonly reported. We report a 10-year-old boy who had presented with an ileocaecal mass with peripheral blood eosinophilia and elevated immunoglobulin E levels. The histopathologic examination from the ileocaecal mass was suggestive of Kimura disease. He had 2 recurrences once in the left axillary region and once in the bilateral cervical region. Ileocaecal involvement in Kimura disease is an uncommon presentation in childhood. Careful evaluation of complete blood count is critical in making diagnosis and avoiding unnecessary invasive procedures.
木村病通常表现为头部和颈部区域的孤立性肿胀。儿童的肠木村病累及较为罕见。我们报告了一例 10 岁男孩,他表现为回盲部肿块,伴有外周血嗜酸性粒细胞增多和免疫球蛋白 E 水平升高。回盲部肿块的组织病理学检查提示木村病。他有 2 次复发,一次在左侧腋窝,一次在双侧颈部。儿童木村病累及回盲部的表现较为罕见。仔细评估全血细胞计数对于诊断和避免不必要的有创性操作至关重要。