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  • Candidate gene study of susceptibility to cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka 
    Samaranayake, T.N.; Fernando, S.D.; Dissanayake, V.H.W. (Wiley, 2010)
    objectives To investigate the association between selected single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TNF, LTA and SLC11A1 genes and risk of endemic cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Sri Lanka through a case–control disease ...
  • Candidate gene study of susceptibility to cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka. 
    Samaranayake, T. N.; Fernando, S. D.; Dissanayake, V. H. W. (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010)
    objectives To investigate the association between selected single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TNF, LTA and SLC11A1 genes and risk of endemic cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Sri Lanka through a case–control disease ...
  • Caring for children with Down syndrome: a medical checklist 
    Senanayake, M. P. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2008)
    Down syndrome (DS) consists of the largest group of children with mental retardation due to a single recognizable syndrome. Once the diagnosis of DS is made (by the paediatrician, neonatologist or family physician), ...
  • A CASE OF ADVANCED CERVICAL PREGNANCY 
    Senanayake, H M; Kaluarachchi, A; Sivasuriyam, A; Randeniya, C (2012)
    A 33-year old primigravida who has been married for 3 years and investigated fot subfertility was transferred from the teaching hospital - Galle at a POA of 18 weeks with mild bleeding PV. Ultrasound diagnosis of viable ...
  • A case of diffuse neonatal haemangiomatosis 
    Wickramasinghe, V. P.; Lamabadusuriya, S. P.; P A S S Dayawansa, P. A. S. S. (Sri Lanka college of pediatricians, 2004)
    Haemangiomata are benign vascular tumours occurring during neonatal period. Multiple haemangiomata occur in about 25% of patients with haeman-gioma1. If they occur only in the skin, the entity is termed benign neonatal ...
  • A case of hereditary persistence of fetal haemoglobin 
    Senanayake, M. P.; Ratnaweera, Dumindu H; Lamabadusuriya, S. P. (Sri Lanka college of pediatricians, 2004)
    Thalassaemia syndromes comprise a large clinical spectrum and a well recognized observation is the inverse link between clinical severity and quantity of fetal haemoglobin (HbF) present1 . It is now known that three ...
  • A case of midgut malrotation presenting as subacute intestinal obstruction in an adult 
    Mathangasinghe, Yasith; Samaranayake, U.M.J.E. (The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka., 2018)
    Midgut malrotation occurs due to variations of rotation and fixation of the intestine during fetal development. Over 90% of cases present during the neonatal period [1]. The reported incidence of adult midgut malrotation ...
  • A case of near-drowning: are safety standards in sports adequate? 
    Senanayake, M. P.; Ajanthan, R.; Aluthge, P. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2002)
    Childhood is the ideal time for encouragement of sports because physical activity levels and patterns, once established, last into adult life 1,2. Injuries will occur but are often minor and do not warrant hospital
  • A case of possible familial Guillain-Barre syndrome 
    Senanayake, M. P.; Wanigasinghe, J.; Gamaethige, N.; Dissanayake, P. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
  • THE CHANGING FACE OF PATHOLOGY 
    Lokuhetty, M. D. S. (2006)
  • CHANGING PATTERNS OF HEART DISEASE COMPLICATING PREGNANCY IN THE UNIVERSITY OBST & GYNAE UNIT, COLOMBO 
    Wijeratne, C N; Kaluarachchi, A; Perera, R M S; Seneviratne, H R (2012)
    OBJECTIVE : TO STUDY THE CHANGES IN THE PATTERN OF HEART DISEASE IN PREGNANCY OVER THE PAST FOUR DECADES IN A SRI LANKAN CENTRE. METHOD : The data of pregnant mothers with heart disease attending the University Obst & ...
  • Changing patterns of heart disease complicating pregnancy in the University Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, Colombo 
    Kaluarachchi, A; Wijerathne, C N; Senevirathne, H R (2012)
    Institution: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. Introduction: The incidence of rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy has declined in developing countries in association ...
  • Chemoprophylaxis in malaria: drugs, evidence of efficacy and costs. 
    Fernando, S.D; Rodrigo, C.; Rajapakshe, S. (Elsevier, 2011)
    This review concentrates on different aspects of malaria chemoprophylaxis, namely drug combinations, resistance, impact of malaria prevention in pregnancy and cost effectiveness. A MEDLINE search was performed for all ...
  • Child with cerebrospinal fluid rhinorhoea complicated by recurrent meningitis 
    Sumanasena, S. P.; Lamabadusuriya, S. P. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2005)
    Recurrent meningitis in children may be due to immune deficiency, presence of indwelling devices in the ventricular system or breakage of the mucocutaneous barrier between skin and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). We report ...
  • Childhood case histories that may have misled you 
    Senanayake, M. P. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2008)
    It is standard medical student teaching that history taking forms the foundation on which the diagnostic process stands. The different components of the history are vital for pronouncing prognosis too. In addition, in ...
  • Choice of Poison for Intentional Self-Poisoning in Rural Sri Lanka 
    Eddleston, M.; Karunaratne, A.; Weerakoon, M.; Kumarasinghe, S.; Rajapakse, M.; Sheriff, M.H.R.; Gunell, D. (Taylor & Francis, 2006)
    Although intentional self-poisoning is a major public health problem in rural parts of the Asia-Pacific region, relatively little is known of its epidemiology. We aimed to determine why Sri Lankan self-poisoning patients ...
  • The "choking game":self-strangulation with a belt & clothes rack 
    Senanayake, M. P.; chandraratne, K. A. S.; De Silva, T. U. N. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2006)
  • Chronic intrathoracic gastric volvulus 
    Senanayake, M. P.; Dissanayake, P. V.; Kumarasinghe, G.; Goonaratne, I. N. A. (The Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    We report an infant with chronic intrathoracic mesenteroaxial gastric volvulus in whom the diagnosis was delayed for several months. This case highlights the need for considering this entity in infants and young children ...
  • The clinical and epidemiological features of childhood malaria in a moderately endemic area of Sri Lanka 
    Fernando, S.D.; Wickramasinghe, A. R. (2002)
    This study describes some clinical and epidemiological features of childhood malaria in a moderately endemic area of southern Sri Lanka. Six hundred and sixty-two children, who experienced 1,138 attacks of malaria, and 172 ...
  • Clinical and epidemiological studies on the cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Leishmania) donovani in Sri Lanka 
    Siriwardana, H.V.Y.D.; Thalagala, N.; Karunaweera, N. D. (Taylor & Francis, 2010)
    Sri Lanka is the newest reported focus of human leishmaniasis within the Indian subcontinent. Over the last 8 years, more than 2000 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), apparently caused by Leishmania donovani (a species ...

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