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KIMURA DISEASE OF PAROTID GLAND - A CASE REPORT

AKHILA S

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Kimura disease or eosinophilic lymphogranuloma is a rare cause of painless, progressive, enlargement of salivary glands. It is a chronic inflammatory condition of an unknown etiology. Most commonly encountered as a   diagnostic surprise on the histopathological examination, it has been found associated with atopy, allergy and nephritis.

 


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