RECURRENT NEPHROTIC SYNDROME-ASSOCIATED WITH KIMURAS-DISEASE IN A YOUNG NON-ORIENTAL MALE

Kimura's disease (KD) is an angiolymphoid proliferative disorder of so ft tissue with eosinophilia, with a predilection for head and neck reg ions in young Oriental men. Renal disease is rarely associated with it . We describe a young non-Oriental male with KD and relapsing steroid- responsive minimal-change nephrotic syndrome. This case of KD associat ed nephrotic syndrome is unique in the relapsing nature of the nephrop athy and the non-Oriental origin of the patient. We comment on KD and nephrotic syndrome and on treatment strategy.