Kimura's disease with oral ulcers: response to pentoxifylline.

Publication/Presentation Date

11-1-2000

Abstract

We describe a man with Kimura's disease whose presentation included lymphadenopathy and cutaneous nodules, but was most distinctive for painful oral ulcerations. His lesions showed an initially moderate, but ultimately minimal response to monthly triamcinolone injections. With oral pentoxyifylline, he showed resolution of all of his lesions for 14 months. On cessation of his treatment, his disease flared for 3 months. When pentoxyifylline was restarted, his lesions regressed again within 4 weeks. We review the literature on Kimura's disease.

Volume

43

Issue

5 Pt 2

First Page

905

Last Page

907

ISSN

0190-9622

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

11044818

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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