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Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

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

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong  via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
ID #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #KSHV #HHV #KICS ... #Kaposi
HHV8/KSHV-reIated diseases: From Cellular Proliferation to Hyperinflammation
Kaposi sarcoma (KS):
 • Target organs: Ubiquitous (cutaneous and mucosal
HHV8/KSHV-reIated ... Hyperinflammation Kaposi ... Light chain: - HHV8 ... de Fremont #HHV8 ... #diagnosis #kshv
Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
 • HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
 • HTLV-1 - Adult
- NHL, Kaposi's ... carcinoma • HHV ... -8 - Kaposi's sarcoma ... Cancers #oncology #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
in HIV/AIDS Patients ... ; Lung cancer, Kaposi ... effusion lymphoma), Kaposi's ... #differential # ... diagnosis #chestCT
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Lower GI Bleed - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... congenital/systemic disease ... : HHT, CREST - ... : Hemangiomas, Kaposi
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)
Working Case Definition for KICS: Requires at least 2 clinical manifestations (from
KSHV-multicentric Castleman disease ... Infectious Diseases ... 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 ... • Autoimmune diseases ... Adult-onset Still disease ... of emergency, ICU
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Encephalopathy - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular (IS, ICH ... neurocognitive disease ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
Cytomegalovirus disease ... Encephalopathy, HIV ... duration) - Kaposi ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis ... #List #Differential