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Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
#IDFellowCase #ID ... Diagnosis #KSHV #HHV
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... ) Treatment - IV ... endpoint of all-cause
Guide to Treatment of Hepatitis C with Direct Acting Antivirals.

Here is a pocket guide to initial
Guide to Treatment ... guide to initial treatment ... of HCV with DAAs ... response to the ID ... Pharmacology #HepatitisC #HCV
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
gut) • Viruses: HSV ... airways) • Viruses: HSV ... reactivation), HHV ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Osteomalacia & Osteoporosis in People with HIV
Osteomalacia:
 - Decreased bone matrix mineralization. In people with HIV
in People with HIV ... In people with HIV ... (from multiple causes ... of underlying cause ... Washington University ID
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Diagnosis and Treatment ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... • ESC 2016 - IV ... algorithm #cardiology #treatment
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
Important causes ... in people with HIV ... Washington University ID ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
Clinical • Caused ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... ) • Seen in HIV ... often elevated Treatment
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... for alternative causes ... Viral infections (HAV ... , HBV, HCV, HEV,
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
Preventing and Treating HHV ... activity against HHV ... recommended for KS treatment ... adjunctive therapy #HHV8 ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment