Rare. Inflammatory disease of unknown origin that is characterized by the onset of painless skin nodules (usually in the head and neck region), eosinophilia and IgE high levels. Lymph node biopsy: hyperplasia of the lymphoid tissue. The clinical presentation may be similar to Hogdkin lymphoma or histiocytosis.

Treatment: steroids or immunoglobulins.

Anesthetic implications:

No special features. Sometimes anesthesia in the context of the diagnosis of lymphoma or of histiocytosis.

References : 

• Hernandez-Bautista V, Yamazaki-Nakashimada MA, Vasquez-Garcia R, Stamatelos-Albarran D, Carrasco-Daza D, Rodriguez-Lozano AL. 
  Treatment of Kimura disease with intravenous immunoglobulin. 
  Pediatrics 2011 ; 128 : e1633-5.

Updated: February 2019