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KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)
Working Case Definition for KICS: Requires at least 2 clinical manifestations (from
KSHV Inflammatory ... Requires at least 2 clinical ... 3, and 4. 1) Clinical ... #Inflammatory # ... diagnosis #management #hhv8
Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Herpes Virus (KSHV ... Ddx #Diagnosis #KSHV ... #HHV #lymphoproliferative
HHV8/KSHV-reIated diseases: From Cellular Proliferation to Hyperinflammation
Kaposi sarcoma (KS):
 • Target organs: Ubiquitous (cutaneous and mucosal
HHV8/KSHV-reIated ... predominance) • Clinical ... Light chain: - HHV8 ... de Fremont #HHV8 ... comparison #diagnosis #kshv
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong  via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
KSHV Inflammatory ... Ddx #Diagnosis #KSHV ... #HHV #KICS #Kaposi
Clinical Manifestations of Human Herpes Viruses (HHV)

Herpes simplex virus 1	HSV-1	Frequently subclinical (80-90%) Oral lesions (10-20%) congenital
Clinical Manifestations ... Herpes Viruses (HHV ... herpes virus 6 HHV ... herpes virus 7 HHV ... herpesvirus 8 HHV
Web chart of etiologies related to inflammatory head and neck masses.

#pediatrics #peds #differential #causes #pearls #head
etiologies related to inflammatory ... #neck #masses #inflammatory ... viral #bacterial #clinical
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
production of pro-inflammatory ... accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... Virus (EBV, CMV, HHV8
Inflammatory Cascade: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Continued Innate Immunity
 • Phagocytosis: (main mechanism) neutrophils and macrophages engulf
Inflammatory Cascade ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... cell activity #Inflammatory
Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (PIMS-TS)
Clinical features
all: fever > 101.3 F
most: oxygen
Pediatric Inflammatory ... infection (PIMS-TS) Clinical ... #Multisystem #Inflammatory
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
of T-helper & inflammatory ... cells) Clinical