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Prasan Kumar Panda

Department of Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

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Case ReportOpen accessBeyond Occam’s Razor: Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma With Concurrent Acid-Fast Bacilli Positivity–A Case ReportOm Sharma, Shaurya Gupta, Prasan Kumar PandaIn tuberculosis-endemic regions, necrotizing lymphadenitis with Acid-Fast Bacilli (AFB) is often presumed to indicate tuberculous etiology, but this assumption may lead to misdiagnosis when immunophenotypic evaluation is not performed. In this report, we present the case of an immunocompetent elderly man who presented with prolonged high-grade fever, progressive abdominal distension, and stable cervical and submandibular lymphadenopathy. He had been empirically … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 22, Issue 1 · 24 Jul 2026 · 1,236 accessesView PDF Cite

Case ReportOpen accessAlcohol-Induced Rhabdomyolysis Complicated by Hyponatremia and Acute Kidney Injury Following Minor Trauma: A Case ReportVinay Tulsian, Drupad Das, M Sukumar, Prasan Kumar PandaRhabdomyolysis from alcohol is established, but combined binge intake, minor trauma, and vomiting-induced hyponatremia is a complex clinical scenario. Case study: This case report describes a young male with a three-year history of alcohol consumption who presented with rhabdomyolysis following binge drinking and a mild traumatic fall. He experienced 10 to 15 episodes of vomiting post-alcohol intake, subsequently developing anasarca. … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 20, Issue 1 · 23 May 2026 · 1,700 accessesView PDF Cite

Case ReportOpen accessSurvival Following Severe Paraquat Poisoning a Case Study from the Andaman and Nicobar IslandsShiv Shankar Singh, Colin Sanchez, Prasan Kumar PandaParaquat poisoning continues to pose a significant public health challenge in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, largely due to its alarmingly high mortality rate. In this report, we present the case of a 39-year-old male farmer who ingested 30 mL of paraquat with the intent of suicide. Initially, the patient underwent prompt gastric lavage and exhibited relative stability. Upon admission, … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 19, Issue 1 · 22 Jan 2025 · 10,605 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessRibavirin Plus Therapy in Covid-19-A Single-Center ExperienceBudha Oinam Singh, Gaurav Chikara, Prasan Kumar Panda et al.COVID-19 infection has a similar clinical spectrum of disease presentation such as SARS and MERS in the past. These led to the assumption of the possibility to treat COVID-19 infection with antivirals which had been used to treat SARS and MERS. A retrospective analysis was done in symptomatic adult patients of COVID-19 infection to explore whether ribavirin antiviral combinations reduce … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 25 Jul 2023 · 8,610 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessKnowledge Practice Gap Among Nurses Towards COVID-19 Patients’ Dead Body Care in a Tertiary Care HospitalGirraj Saini, Mahendra Singh, Prasan Kumar Panda et al.COVID-19 due to SARS-CoV-2 is a global pandemic that presents a serious challenge from many angles for healthcare professionals. The virus causes a potentially fatal disease that is easily transmitted among patients and caregivers, hence specific dead body care is required for such patients. Our study was conducted to identify knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding COVID-19 dead body care among … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 19, Issue 1 · 10 Mar 2023 · 5,756 accessesView PDF Cite

Case ReportOpen accessHepatitis B-Related Mononeuritis MultiplexBudha Charan Singh, Vinay N Gowda, Prasan Kumar PandaHepatitisB Virus (HBV) infection can present with varied multisystem manifestationsinvolving the skin, kidneys, blood, and nervous system. We report a 57-year-oldman with HBV-related mononeuritis multiplex who had symptoms of multiplesensory-motor axonal polyneuropathies. He was evaluated for his neuropathy withnerve conduction studies and a sural nerve biopsy that revealed necrotizingsmall-vessel vasculitis. He also hadan acute liver injury. He was started on … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 18, Issue 4 · 16 Nov 2022 · 5,719 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAssociation of Remdesivir with Poor Clinical Outcomes in COVID-19-A Single Center ExperienceRajat Ranka, Arjun, Prasan Kumar Panda et al.The need for an antiviral against COVID-19 prompted clinical trials worldwide and based on initial promising trends, remdesivir was widely used, including in India (compassionate use). Subsequent trials have been conflicting in their results and the utility of the drug has been widely debated. This is a record-based retrospective cohort study in a 1000-bedded government teaching hospital in North India. … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 17, Issue 1 · 3 Jun 2022 · 7,210 accessesView PDF Cite

Case ReportOpen accessPortal Vein Thrombosis: A Saga of two Nebulous EtiologiesAshwin Parchani, Manjunath Totaganti, Prasan Kumar Panda, Sunil Kumar KSPortal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) is the most prevalent cause of extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. Cirrhosis, inherited procoagulant conditions (such as Factor V Leiden, Antithrombin III deficiency, etc.), myeloproliferative neoplasms, hepatocellular carcinoma and operative manipulation of the portal vein are all common causes of portal vein thrombosis. Even though a diagnosis is usually made, more than 25% of patients have no … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 26 Mar 2022 · 6,180 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessKnowledge-Practice Gaps of Practicing Doctors on Antimicrobial Stewardship-A Single Center ExperienceSimardeep Kaur, Prativa Sethi, Prasan Kumar PandaThe overwhelming, irrational behaviour of using Antimicrobial (AM) has added to the amplification and spread of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) burden. Healthcare professionals can curtail the AMR by practicing Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS). The single-centre hospital-based observational study aimed at accessing the knowledge, attitude and practice of practicing doctors towards AMS based on a free online open WHO course, a global action … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 22 Feb 2022 · 6,641 accessesView PDF Cite

Case ReportOpen accessCOVID-19 Diagnosis in Asymptomatic: RT-qPCR or any other Cost-Effective Method?Mayank Agarwal, Yogesh Arvind Bahurupi, Prasan Kumar PandaOn January 30th, 2020, the World Health Organization announced the COVID-19 outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. In the view of this pandemic, early diagnosis is the mainstay for halting the disease progression. Quantitative real-time Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR) has been established as the cornerstone for the diagnosis of COVID-19. However, the significance of RT-qPCR positivity … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, Issue 3 · 2 Jun 2021 · 6,557 accessesView PDF Cite