IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-6-4-10586 Original Research Paper KIMURA’S DISEASE AND ANGIOLYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA WITH EOSINOPHILIA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY KaranInder Singh Mehta Dr. Dr Vikram Mahajan Dr. April 2017 6 4 01 02 ABSTRACT

 Much confusion exists in literature regarding the relationship between Kimura’s disease and angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE). They were initially thought to represent the same disease spectrum, but it has now been widely accepted that they are unrelated and represent different entities.The former represents a benign vascular tumor and the latter represents a lymphoid hyperplasia. Recognition of the clinical characteristics and histological features of Kimura’s disease and ALHE is very important in making this distinction. We evaluated the clinical and histopathologic features of ALHE and Kimura’s disease in our patients and also reviewed the differences between ALHE and Kimura’s disease to emphasize that they are two distinctive entities.