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MeSH Heading: Kimura Disease
Tree Number(s): C07.465.815.178; C15.378.553.231.774; C15.604.315.459
Unique ID: D000082242
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000082242
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Version: KIMURA DIS
Entry Term(s): Eosinophilic Granuloma of Soft Tissue; Eosinophilic Hyperplastic Lymphogranuloma; Eosinophilic Lymphofollicular Granuloma; Eosinophilic Lymphofolliculosis; Kimura's Disease
See Also: Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia
Public MeSH Note: 2021; see ANGIOLYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA WITH EOSINOPHILIA 1984-2020
History Note: 2021; use ANGIOLYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA WITH EOSINOPHILIA 1984-2020
Date Established: 2021/01/01
Date of Entry: 2020/07/07
Revision Date: 2021/05/10

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Kimura Disease MeSH Descriptor Data 2024