Vikash Kumar
Jinnah Sindh Medical University
26 Papers
13 Citations
Vikash Kumar is an academic researcher from Jinnah Sindh Medical University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 9 publications.
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Papers
Causes of Acute Peritonitis and Its Complication.
Danesh Kumar,Ishan Garg,Atif Hussain Sarwar,Love Kumar,Vikash Kumar,Sonam Ramrakhia,Sidra Naz,Amna Jamil,Zoya Qamar Iqbal,Besham Kumar +9 more
TL;DR: The most common cause of acute peritonitis was duodenal perforation (26.2%), followed by typhoid ileal perfusion (24.2%) and ruptured appendix (16.8%), at least one complication was observed in 31% of the participants as mentioned in this paper.
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Anti-inflammatory effects of probiotics and synbiotics on patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: An umbrella study on meta-analyses.
Abinash Mahapatro,Fnu Bawna,Vikash Kumar,Amirali Daryagasht,Siddharta Gupta,Nakka Raghuma,Samane Moghdam,Akshita Kolla,Shruti Sagar Mahapatra,Nazila Sattari,Ehsan Amini-Salehi,Sandeep S Nayak +11 more
TL;DR: The results of this umbrella review suggest that probiotics and synbiotics have promising effects on inflammatory markers, including TNF-a and CRP; however, more research is needed regarding the effects of prebiotics.
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An Unusual Case of Drug-Induced Liver Injury Secondary to Nitrofurantoin Use
TL;DR: A case of a healthy 24-year-old female who presented with epigastric abdominal pain, which was found to be drug-induced liver injury (DILI) secondary to her recent nitrofurantoin use is presented.
Association Between Serum Vitamin D Levels and Frequency of Relapses in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis.
Farah Mansoor,Vikash Kumar,Suneel Kumar,Navneet Kaur,Sidra Naz,Simra Shahid,Faryal Anees,Faryal Anees,Sidra Memon,Amber Rizwan +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors determined the association between vitamin D status and frequency of relapses in patients with MS and found that patients with more relapses per year had low level of serum vitamin D.
Comparison of Pregabalin Versus Placebo in Reduction of Pain due to Lumber Disc Herniation.
TL;DR: Adding pregabalin to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and physiotherapy had no significant effect on pain reduction, and further large-scale studies are needed to evaluate the role of gabapentoids in lower back pain due to lumbar disc herniation.
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