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Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

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

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong  via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
Cytokine Syndrome (KICS ... Diagnosis #KSHV #HHV ... #KICS #Kaposi
HHV8/KSHV-reIated diseases: From Cellular Proliferation to Hyperinflammation
Kaposi sarcoma (KS):
 • Target organs: Ubiquitous (cutaneous and mucosal
HHV8/KSHV-reIated ... Hyperinflammation Kaposi ... Light chain: - HHV8 ... de Fremont #HHV8 ... diagnosis #kshv #kaposi
Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
 • HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
 • HTLV-1 - Adult
Cancers Viruses: • HPV ... T-cell Leukemia • HIV ... - NHL, Kaposi's ... carcinoma • HHV ... -8 - Kaposi's sarcoma
Oral Cavity Lesions in a patient with HIV/AIDS
White plaque
 - Pseudo-membranous candidiasis
 - Oral hairy leukoplakia
a patient with HIV ... candidiasis - HSV ... Endemic fungi (Histo ... Mass - Wart (HPV ... ) - Kaposi's Sarcoma
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
fistula, Colonic and rectal ... angiodysplasia, colonic/rectal ... systemic (CREST, HHT ... (hemangiomas, Kaposi
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Returning Traveler - History ... Exposure History ... fluid exposure: sexual ... C virus [HCV], ... Returning #Traveler #History
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
- Colonic and Rectal ... Angiodysplasia, Colonic or rectal ... systemic disease: HHT ... : Hemangiomas, Kaposi
Unintentional Weight Loss - History and Workup

Complete Physical Exam - Often overlooked components: Lymph nodes, Mental
Weight Loss - History ... : Lymph nodes, Mental ... albumin, HbAIc, TSH, HIV ... significant smoking history ... Consider ESR, CRP, HCV
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 ... and uncontrolled HIV ... activity against HHV ... adjunctive therapy #HHV8