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Usefulness of thermography techniques for evaluating the disease activity in Kimura’s disease
Author(s) -
Shinkuma S.,
Nishie W.,
Sawamura D.,
Natsuga K.,
Aoyagi S.,
Shimizu H.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02837.x
Subject(s) - thermography , medicine , head and neck , disease , dermatology , kimura's disease , radiology , pathology , surgery , physics , infrared , optics
Summary Kimura’s disease (KD) is a rare, chronic inflammatory disorder predominantly affecting the head and neck. A case of KD in a 30‐year‐old man is reported. Thermography was useful for evaluating the activity of the condition.