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Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes ... #Differential #Ddx ... #Diagnosis #KSHV ... #HHV #lymphoproliferative ... #KICS
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong  via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
KSHV Inflammatory ... Cytokine Syndrome (KICS ... #Differential #Ddx ... #Diagnosis #KSHV ... #HHV #KICS #Kaposi
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)
Working Case Definition for KICS: Requires at least 2 clinical manifestations (from
Definition for KICS ... if present Infectious ... Cytokine #Syndrome #Kaposi ... #diagnosis #management ... #hhv8
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Virus (EBV, CMV, HHV8 ... of emergency, ICU ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of a previously diagnosed ... No specific diagnostic ... • Kaposi sarcoma ... , HHV8 - Worsening ... #Management
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... DDX Tb meningitis ... . meningeal infection ... organism (soap bubble ... drained at time of diagnosis