Kimura disease is not angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia: Clinical and pathological correlation with literature review and definition of diagnostic criteria

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-173

  Briggs, Pedro Leonardo ^a,b,c,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsi   (United States)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia; Hemangioma; Histology

Indexed keywords

ANGIOFOLLICULAR LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHILIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIMURA DISEASE; REVIEW;

EID: 34248662119     PISSN: 03650596     EISSN: 18064841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962006000200009     Document Type: Review

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