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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
Cytokine Syndrome (KICS ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #KSHV #HHV ... #KICS #Kaposi
Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
 • HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
 • HTLV-1 - Adult
Infection-Related ... Cancers Viruses: • HPV ... carcinoma • HHV ... @drkeithsiau #Infection ... Cancers #oncology #differential
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... gut) • Viruses: HSV ... reactivation), HHV ... #Transplant #Infections ... #Timeline #differential
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
, Viral infections ... (HSV/VZV), Fungal ... infections N - ... Gangrenosum, NEH T - Treatment ... Rash #oncology #differential
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... Virus (EBV, CMV, HHV8 ... Still disease, Infection ... Unknown cause Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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Demyelinating Diseases - Differential ... nodosa, SLE • Infectious ... : HIV, Lyme, Neurosyphilis ... Demyelinating #Diseases #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #neurology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
Preventing and Treating HHV ... activity against HHV ... adjunctive therapy #HHV8 ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... opportunistic #infections
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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Polyneuropathy - Differential ... Inflammatory: - Infectious ... : HIV, Lyme, Diphtheria ... Leprosy - Non-Infectious ... Algorithm #causes #neurology
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
Pleocytosis - Differential ... Herpes, Entero, HIV ... B.burgdoferi Non-infectious ... #Pleocytosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #neurology