Successful treatment of Kimura’s disease with cyclosporine - 07/09/11
Doi : 10.1016/S0190-9622(99)70354-3
Abstract |
We report the case of a 29-year-old Japanese woman presenting with recurring Kimura’s disease. We began treatment with cyclosporine within 7 days, the nodular lesion had almost cleared. The cyclosporine dose was then gradually reduced and discontinued after 6 months. The patient was reassessed 18 months after the cessation of treatment and there was no evidence of recurrence of the disease. We speculate that the effects of cyclosporine on T helper-2 cells improves Kimura’s disease. (J Am Acad Dermatol 1999;41:893-4.)
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