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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
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary disease in HIV-infected patients

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious
Radiographic appearances ... IDFellowCase #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... Ddx #Diagnosis #HIV
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
Causes of Diffuse and Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Reactive (Inflammatory / Infectious)
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• Reactive (Inflammatory ... / Infectious) ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
By Dr. Elise Merchant @EAMerchant via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
#STI #lymphadenopathy
febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... lymphadenopathy #lad ... #hiv #Diagnosis
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
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
about bacterial infections ... about indolent infections ... with bacterial infection ... prosthetic joint infection ... approach #workup #differential
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Vasculitis • Infectious ... Myeloma/amyloid • Infectious ... amiodarone, Alcohol • Infections ... #Weakness #Differential
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
abnormalities • Inflammatory ... predictive of a serious infection ... overlook severe infections ... superior indicator of infection ... #Bandemia #differential