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Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

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

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong  via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
#IDFellowCase #ID ... #Infections #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #KSHV #HHV #KICS ... #Kaposi
Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
 • HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
 • HTLV-1 - Adult
Infection-Related ... - NHL, Kaposi's ... carcinoma • HHV ... Cancers #oncology #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular (IS, ICH ... #Causes
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... reactivation), HHV ... #Transplant #Infections ... #Timeline #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
count & sites of infection ... Others: Lymphoma, Kaposrs ... Washington University ID ... Diarrhea #HIVAIDS #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
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 ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... of emergency, ICU ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)
Working Case Definition for KICS: Requires at least 2 clinical manifestations (from
) Working Case ... if present Infectious ... Cytokine #Syndrome #Kaposi ... #diagnosis #management ... #hhv8
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
pulmonary diseases in HIV ... ; Lung cancer, Kaposi ... tuberculosis Infectious ... pulmonary #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #chestCT
Classification of oral lesions in transplant patients
Infectious:
 • HSV infection
 • VZV virus infection
 • Epstein-Barr
: • HSV infection ... abscesses, dental caries ... • Lymphoma • Kaposi's ... transplant #mouth #diagnosis ... #differential