Treatment of Kimura disease with intravenous immunoglobulin.
Pediatrics
; 128(6): e1633-5, 2011 Dec.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22106083
Kimura disease is an uncommon chronic inflammatory condition of unknown etiology and is characterized by painless subcutaneous nodules, usually affecting the head and neck, eosinophilia, and markedly elevated immunoglobulin E levels. Several reports have described the main modalities of treatment; both corticosteroids and surgery have provided good results, but occasionally corticosteroids cannot be tapered as the disease flares up. We report here the case of an 8-year-old boy diagnosed with Kimura disease who was successfully treated with 1 dose of intravenous immunoglobulin as a steroid-sparing agent.
Texto completo:
1
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Imunoglobulinas Intravenosas
/
Fatores Imunológicos
/
Hiperplasia Angiolinfoide com Eosinofilia
Limite:
Child
/
Humans
/
Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatrics
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
México
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos