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Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
ID #Infectious Diseases ... Diagnosis #KSHV #HHV ... lymphoproliferative #KICS
Clinical Manifestations of Human Herpes Viruses (HHV)

Herpes simplex virus 1	HSV-1	Frequently subclinical (80-90%) Oral lesions (10-20%) congenital
Herpes Viruses (HHV ... Mononucleosis-like disease ... herpes virus 6 HHV ... herpes virus 7 HHV ... Herpes #Viruses #HHV
HHV8/KSHV-reIated diseases: From Cellular Proliferation to Hyperinflammation
Kaposi sarcoma (KS):
 • Target organs: Ubiquitous (cutaneous and mucosal
HHV8/KSHV-reIated ... diseases: From ... Light chain: - HHV8 ... de Fremont #HHV8 ... #diseases #comparison
Castleman's Disease and Associated Syndromes
HYALINE VASCULAR VARIANT
 • unicentric, HHV8-ve, children and young.
 • Hyalinized vessels
Castleman's Disease ... • unicentric, HHV8 ... with Castleman's disease ... Plasmablastic subtype is HHV8 ... myeloma, POEMS) HHV8
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong  via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
Cytokine Syndrome (KICS ... ID #Infectious Diseases ... Diagnosis #KSHV #HHV ... #KICS #Kaposi
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
Preventing and Treating HHV ... -8 Diseases—Kaposi ... lifethreatening disease ... activity against HHV ... adjunctive therapy #HHV8
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)
Working Case Definition for KICS: Requires at least 2 clinical manifestations (from
Cytokine Syndrome (KICS ... Definition for KICS ... KSHV-multicentric Castleman disease ... Infectious Diseases ... diagnosis #management #hhv8
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
- Colonic and Rectal ... Angiodysplasia, Colonic or rectal ... congenital/systemic disease ... : HHT, CREST -
Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Malnutrition:
 • Limited access to food
 • Anorexia
 • Disorders
• Dementia • Mental ... • Small bowel disease ... Cholestatic liver disease ... respiratory • CKD • HIV
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
to Infectious Disease ... rural → Geographic disease ... , Hepatitis C, HIV ... • Sexual contact ... , HIV, Hepatitis