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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 ... diseases: From ... Light chain: - HHV8 ... + Multicentric Castleman ... Disease (MCD):
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... vasculitis to cause ... Hypothalamic dysfunction, Castleman ... disease, Kikuchi ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Pathology - Castleman disease. 

Mediastinal mass in a younger woman.

Histologic Features of Castleman disease, hyaline vascular
Pathology - Castleman ... disease. ... disease, hyaline ... @mjcascio #Castleman ... #disease #Pathology
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
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
R
ULN R - Renal disease ... Causes of false- ... chain deposition disease ... amyloidosis Other causes ... POEMs syndrome, Castleman's
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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hypereosinophilia (HE) Caused ... cytokines Common causes ... Rare causes: ... , IgG4-related disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary diseases ... ARDS, Metastatic disease ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... Kaposi sarcoma, Castleman's ... disease • Pleural
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
Thyroid / larynx disease ... Miscellaneous: Castleman's ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
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 ... herpesvirus 8 HHV