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KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong  via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
KSHV Inflammatory ... Cytokine Syndrome ... (KICS) By Dr. ... Diagnosis #KSHV #HHV ... #KICS #Kaposi
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)
Working Case Definition for KICS: Requires at least 2 clinical manifestations (from
KSHV Inflammatory ... Cytokine Syndrome ... #KSHV #Inflammatory ... Kaposi #diagnosis #management ... #hhv8
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
production of pro-inflammatory ... cytokines (TNFa ... Virus (EBV, CMV, HHV8 ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management