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Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

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

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong  via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
KSHV Inflammatory ... #IDFellowCase #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... Diagnosis #KSHV #HHV
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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: - Systemic Inflammatory ... Pseudotumor - Infectious ... • CMV • HIV ... History of Bleeding, Infection ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)
Working Case Definition for KICS: Requires at least 2 clinical manifestations (from
KSHV Inflammatory ... Definition for KICS ... if present Infectious ... #KSHV #Inflammatory ... diagnosis #management #hhv8
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Vasculitis • Infectious ... Myeloma/amyloid • Infectious ... Polymyositis • Immune ... amiodarone, Alcohol • Infections
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
to an existing infection ... opportunistic infection ... an unrecognized infection ... drug-resistant infection ... Kaposi sarcoma, HHV8
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Transfusion Reactions Immune ... ): Most common immune ... to accumulated inflammatory ... Infection - Infection ... likely to cause infections
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Reactions: • Immune ... to accumulated inflammatory ... • Infection - ... Infection occurs ... likely to cause infections
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Necrotizing, pauci-immune ... respiratory tracts Immune ... Syndrome: - Ocular inflammatory ... to exclude are infections ... retinopathy Lab
CASTLEMAN DISEASE
Disorder of the immune system with excessive production of IL-6

Castleman’s disease is a rare, heterogeneous
Often linked to infection ... herpesvirus-8 (HHV ... especially in HHV ... Serologies: Testing for HHV ... , as HHV-8 is associated