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Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
#Infections #Differential ... Diagnosis #KSHV #HHV ... lymphoproliferative #KICS
Clinical Manifestations of Human Herpes Viruses (HHV)

Herpes simplex virus 1	HSV-1	Frequently subclinical (80-90%) Oral lesions (10-20%) congenital
Herpes Viruses (HHV ... HSV-1 Frequently ... herpes virus 6 HHV ... herpes virus 7 HHV ... herpesvirus 8 HHV
Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
 • HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
 • HTLV-1 - Adult
Cancers Viruses: • HPV ... cancer • HTLV-1 ... T-cell Leukemia • HIV ... carcinoma • HHV ... Cancers #oncology #differential
SCORTCH Congenital Infections Mnemonic
S - Syphilis
C - CMV
O - Other
R - Rubella
T - Toxoplasmosis
C - Chickenpox
Varicella) H - HSV ... , HIV, HTLV-1, HBV ... , HCV #SCORTCH ... pediatrics #diagnosis #differential
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong  via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
Cytokine Syndrome (KICS ... #Infections #Differential ... Diagnosis #KSHV #HHV ... #KICS #Kaposi
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
gut) • Viruses: HSV ... airways) • Viruses: HSV ... reactivation), HHV ... Infections #Timeline #differential
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
conjunctiva • HSV ... herpangina), EBV, CMV, HIV ... -1 Bacterial Causes ... strep (5%) • <1% ... Pharyngitis #Causes #differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... , HBV, HCV, HEV, ... - Half-life: 1 ... • Cirrhosis: > 1 ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
 •
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential ... • Infectious: HIV ... Neurosyphilis, PML, HTLV-1 ... Demyelinating #Diseases #Differential
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)
Working Case Definition for KICS: Requires at least 2 clinical manifestations (from
Cytokine Syndrome (KICS ... Definition for KICS ... 2, 3, and 4. 1) ... ID_fellows #KICS ... diagnosis #management #hhv8