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Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Herpes Virus (KSHV ... #Differential #Ddx ... #Diagnosis #KSHV ... #HHV #lymphoproliferative
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong  via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
KSHV Inflammatory ... Cytokine Syndrome ... #Differential #Ddx ... #Diagnosis #KSHV ... #HHV #KICS #Kaposi
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)
Working Case Definition for KICS: Requires at least 2 clinical manifestations (from
KSHV Inflammatory ... Cytokine Syndrome ... 3) Evidence of KSHV ... Inflammatory #Cytokine #Syndrome ... diagnosis #management #hhv8
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... , inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... >14 days after dx ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... DDX - Other causes ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... Periodic fever syndromes ... rash) • Heart, lung ... kidney failure DDX ... hypersensitivity syndromes
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome ... kidneys, liver, lung ... Tailored therapy once dx ... #Toxic #Shock #Syndrome
Atypical HUS - Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Unlike typical HUS, which is shigatoxin mediated, aHUS is not typically
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome ... If uncertain dx, ... complement blockade) Long ... Hemolytic #Uremic #Syndrome
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Temporomandibular joint syndrome ... Nerve V: • TMJ syndrome ... subdural hematoma, lung ... To Narrow Down Ddx
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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extending to the lung ... • DDx; Cylindrical ... ABPA Kartagener's syndrome ... Track #Sign #CT #Lung