Human Polyomavirus 6 with the Asian/Japanese Genotype in Cases of Kimura Disease and Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia

Some human polyomaviruses (HPyVs) have been associated with inflammatory skin conditions (Ho et al., 2015; Nguyen et al, 2017). More investigation is needed to identify further presentations of pathological cases of patients with cutaneous HPyVs (Nguyen et al., 2019; Sheu et al., 2019). Kimura disease (KD) is a rare form of chronic inflammatory disorder involving subcutaneous tissue, and frequently associated with regional lymphadenopathy (Leiferman and Peters, 2018). KD is seen predominantly in East Asian populations, especially Japanese and Chinese individuals (Chen et al., 2004; Long et al., 2016), but the underlying cause is still unknown.

Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - January 21, 2020 Category: Dermatology Authors: Yumiko Hashida, Tomonori Higuchi, Kimiko Nakajima, Takako Ujihara, Ichiro Murakami, Mikiya Fujieda, Shigetoshi Sano, Masanori Daibata Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research