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Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

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

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong  via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
KSHV Inflammatory ... Cytokine Syndrome (KICS ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #KSHV #HHV #KICS
HHV8/KSHV-reIated diseases: From Cellular Proliferation to Hyperinflammation
Kaposi sarcoma (KS):
 • Target organs: Ubiquitous (cutaneous and mucosal
HHV8/KSHV-reIated ... Light chain: - HHV8 ... de Fremont #HHV8 ... diseases #comparison #diagnosis ... #kshv #kaposi #
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)
Working Case Definition for KICS: Requires at least 2 clinical manifestations (from
KSHV Inflammatory ... Definition for KICS ... #KSHV #Inflammatory ... Syndrome #Kaposi #diagnosis ... #management #hhv8
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
production of pro-inflammatory ... Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... hemophagocytosis = additional diagnostic ... Virus (EBV, CMV, HHV8 ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory ... of a previously diagnosed ... with exaggerated inflammatory ... Kaposi sarcoma, HHV8 ... Reconstitution #Inflammatory