Kimura disease

Kimura disease: Introduction

Kimura disease: A rare inflammatory disorder involving the development of clusters of nodules on the head and neck area. Kidney symptoms also usually occur. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Kimura disease is available below.

Symptoms of Kimura disease

• Translucent nodules around ear
• Translucent nodules in head area
• Translucent nodules in neck area
• Membranous glomerulonephritis
• Increased number of eosinophils in blood
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 6 symptoms of Kimura disease

Kimura disease: Complications

Read more about complications of Kimura disease.

Causes of Kimura disease

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Kimura disease

Medical research articles related to Kimura disease include:

• Kimura Disease (Treatment)
• Kimura Disease (Diagnosis)
• Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia With Eosinophilia (Follow-up)
• Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia With Eosinophilia (Diagnosis)
• External Ear, Inflammatory Diseases
• Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia With Eosinophilia (Overview)
• Kimura Disease (Follow-up)
• more research...»

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Research about Kimura disease

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Statistics for Kimura disease

• Medical statistics for Kimura disease
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Kimura disease
• Death and Mortality statistics for Kimura disease
• Society statistics for Kimura disease

Kimura disease: Broader Related Topics

• Immune system conditions
• Non-pathogenic inflammatory conditions
• Lymphatic system conditions
• more types...»

Types of Kimura disease

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Definitions of Kimura disease:

Kimura disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Kimura disease, or a subtype of Kimura disease, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Kimura disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

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