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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 ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #KSHV #HHV #lymphoproliferative ... #KICS
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong  via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome ... #Infections #Differential ... #Ddx #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 ... Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Virus (EBV, CMV, HHV8 ... Others: Cellular immune ... of emergency, ICU
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)
Working Case Definition for KICS: Requires at least 2 clinical manifestations (from
Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome ... (KICS) Working ... Inflammatory #Cytokine #Syndrome ... #Kaposi #diagnosis ... #management #hhv8
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Aortitis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome ... , Sarcoidosis, HLA-B27 ... Erdheim-Chester), Immune
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Inflammatory Syndrome ... • Kaposi sarcoma ... , HHV8 - Worsening ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome ... #Differential #
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL) / Lymphocytopenia 

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL
 • Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia
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Lymphocytopenia DIAGNOSTIC ... primary or secondary immune ... chemotherapy) • Genetic syndromes ... • Infections - HIV ... #Differential #