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Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes ... #Infections #Differential ... Diagnosis #KSHV #HHV ... lymphoproliferative #KICS
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
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
that disrupts immune ... Virus (EBV, CMV, HHV8 ... Others: Cellular immune ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... of emergency, ICU
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)
Working Case Definition for KICS: Requires at least 2 clinical manifestations (from
Cytokine Syndrome (KICS ... ) Working Case ... Definition for KICS ... Cytokine #Syndrome #Kaposi ... diagnosis #management #hhv8
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Immune Reconstitution ... • Kaposi sarcoma ... , HHV8 - Worsening ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... CMV • EBV • HHV6 ... Develops in the immune ... CNS #Infections #differential
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL) / Lymphocytopenia 

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL
 • Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia
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primary or secondary immune ... • Infections - HIV ... Common variable immune ... diagnosis #hematology #Differential ... #Causes #lymphocytopenia