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Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
#IDFellowCase #ID ... #Differential #Ddx ... Diagnosis #KSHV #HHV
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
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
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
serious underlying dx ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... refer + order CT ... History of cancer, lung
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong  via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
#IDFellowCase #ID ... #Differential #Ddx ... Diagnosis #KSHV #HHV
COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
19 Patterns of Lung ... Findings on Chest CT ... 1. ... COVID19 #Patterns #Lung
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
CAN YOU SEE ON CT ... 1) Lack of tapering ... 1) Focal (involving ... segment or lobe of lung ... involving both lungs
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Computed Tomography (CT ... Pyelogram (IVP) 3 mSv 1 ... ) — Lung Cancer ... X-ray 0.005 mSv 1 ... Scoring 3 mSv 1
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Affects 1:25,000 ... and 1:50,000 patients ... • Chronic lung ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... DDX - Other causes