Abstract Introduction: Determining whether the standard of an examination is appropriate is a difficult task. It is important for examiners and examinees to be aware of the standard of the examination. We compared the ...

have over the years contributed enormously towards improving infant and child survival rates of Sri Lanka. Today it is said that children are healthier than they have ever been before. However, the disease spectrum confronting ...

We report an infant with neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) born following in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to a mother who was unaware of an autoimmune illness in herself. NLE is rare in the general population but the ...

Background Restorative proctocolectomy is now the operation of choice for the definitive management of ulcerative colitis and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). Methods A total of 200 patients (1 17 male, 83 female) ...

Introduction: Disease-related knowledge plays a critical role in facilitating patients' acceptance of their diagnosis and compliance with active participation in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim ...

Tuberculosis affecting the rectum is a rare extrapulmonary form of the disease that needs recognition, because it requires specific treatment and avoids multiple, unwarranted surgical interventions. The following discussion ...

Hyperhaemolysis syndrome (HS) is a rare condition where blood transfusions are followed by destruction of both donor and recipient red cells, in the absence of significant detectable red cell antibodies. This phenomenon ...