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Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
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Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Sign on Chest CT ... leading into a lung ... • DDx: Septic ... #Vessel #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Sign on Chest CT ... circumferential GGO • DDx ... sarcoidosis, mets to the lung ... #Halo #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
sweats, chills (infection ... serious underlying dx ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... refer + order CT ... History of cancer, lung
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Avg age of DX ... • Chronic lung ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... DDX - Other causes
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong  via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
IDFellowCase #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential #Ddx ... Diagnosis #KSHV #HHV
Common Infections in a Hospitalized Patient - GRUBS-C Mnemonic

G - GI (-itis): Cholecystitis, Pancreatitis, Peritonitis, Appendicitis,
Common Infections ... pneumonia, empyema, lung ... Encephalitis #Infections ... GRUBSC #Mnemonic #ddx
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
One-page resource for Lung ... of lesions on CT ... think about other Dx ... ChrisAllison_VT #Lung
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary infections ... according to CT-scan ... oxtvmJe1RmlxFFJpzgymkqdNRFOw%3D%3D #CT ... Patterns #Pulmonary #Lung ... #Infections #ComputedTomography
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... spp, Atypical infection ... failure, COPD, Lung ... CXR +/- High res CT ... bronchoscopy Infectious