What is Kimura disease?
Kimura disease is a chronic inflammatory condition characterized as enlarged lymph node or subcutaneous swelling in the head or neck region. Controversy exists about the naming and definition of this condition, in conjunction with angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia.
How do members experience Kimura disease?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Kimura disease*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for Kimura disease*
Who has Kimura disease on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 1 | |
30s | 3 | |
40s | 1 | |
50s | 1 | |
60s | 2 | |
70+ | 0 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 6 | |
Female | 2 |