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KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong  via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine ... Syndrome (KICS) ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #KSHV #HHV ... #KICS #Kaposi
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
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
that disrupts immune ... pro-inflammatory cytokines ... 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
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine ... 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
Immune Reconstitution ... • Kaposi sarcoma ... , HHV8 - Worsening ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential