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Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

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

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong  via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome ... (KICS) By Dr. ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #KSHV #HHV ... #KICS #Kaposi
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Encephalopathy - Differential ... Vascular (IS, ICH ... paraneoplastic syndromes ... complications of HIV ... Encephalopathy #Differential
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... that disrupts immune ... Virus (EBV, CMV, HHV8 ... Others: Cellular immune ... of emergency, ICU
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL) / Lymphocytopenia 

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL
 • Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia
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CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL ... DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL ... chemotherapy) • Genetic syndromes ... myelodysplasia) • Infections ... #Lymphopenia #ICL
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)
Working Case Definition for KICS: Requires at least 2 clinical manifestations (from
Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome ... if present Infectious ... Inflammatory #Cytokine #Syndrome ... #Kaposi #diagnosis ... #management #hhv8
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 #
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... • Immune response ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... intensive care unit (ICU ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... CMV • EBV • HHV6 ... Powassan, louping ill ... Develops in the immune ... rav7ks #CNS #Infections