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Castleman's Disease and Associated Syndromes
HYALINE VASCULAR VARIANT
 • unicentric, HHV8-ve, children and young.
 • Hyalinized vessels
Castleman's Disease ... • unicentric, HHV8 ... associated with Castleman's ... Plasmablastic subtype is HHV8 ... myeloma, POEMS) HHV8
HHV8/KSHV-reIated diseases: From Cellular Proliferation to Hyperinflammation
Kaposi sarcoma (KS):
 • Target organs: Ubiquitous (cutaneous and mucosal
HHV8/KSHV-reIated ... Light chain: - HHV8 ... + Multicentric Castleman ... de Fremont #HHV8
Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
#Differential #Ddx ... Diagnosis #KSHV #HHV
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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Kussmaul's Sign ... with + Kussmaul sign ... Kussmaul's sign ... DDx includes constriction ... #Kussmauls #Sign
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Halo Sign on Chest ... circumferential GGO • DDx ... .2016.12.033 #Halo #Sign
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Feeding Vessel Sign ... • DDx: Septic ... Feeding #Vessel #Sign
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
Preventing and Treating HHV ... , Multicentric Castleman ... activity against HHV ... adjunctive therapy #HHV8 ... KaposiSarcoma #Castlemans
Paradoxical Breathing on Physical Exam

Paradoxical breathing is often a sign of breathing problems. It causes the
breathing is often a sign ... DDx includes flail
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
Tachycardias DDx ... - Brugada's sign ... - Josephson's sign
Lancisi's Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation) in a patient with Atrial Fibrillation

If you went to med school before
Lancisi's Sign ( ... I did, you can dx ... indeed Lancisi's sign ... #Lancisis #Sign