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B12 deficiency with neurological manifestations in the absence of anaemia
- Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Priyantha Udaya Kumara Ralapanawa, K. P. Jayawickreme, E. Ekanayake, W. A. T. A. Jayalath
- Medicine
- BMC Research Notes
- 18 September 2015
BackgroundVitamin B12 deficiency is often diagnosed with hematological manifestations of megaloblastic macrocytic anemia, which is usually the initial presentation. Neurological symptoms are often… Expand
Kounis syndrome secondary to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid administration: a case report and review of literature
- Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Priyantha Udaya Kumara Ralapanawa, S. A. Kularatne
- Medicine
- BMC Research Notes
- 26 March 2015
BackgroundKounis syndrome is the concurrence of acute coronary syndromes with mast cells activation induced by hypersensitivity and anaphylactoid insults and is increasingly encountered in clinical… Expand
A rare complication of pulmonary tuberculosis: a case report
- Kulatunga Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Pramitha Prabhashini Kumarihamy, Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Priyantha Udaya Kumara Ralapanawa, W. A. T. A. Jayalath
- Medicine
- BMC Research Notes
- 10 February 2015
BackgroundPulmonary tuberculosis remains an important public health problem globally and one of the most prevalent infectious diseases in Sri Lanka. It can cause a wide variety of complications but… Expand
Fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes: a case report
- Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Priyantha Udaya Kumara Ralapanawa, K. P. Jayawickreme, E. Ekanayake
- Medicine
- BMC Research Notes
- 30 April 2015
BackgroundDiabetes is now becoming a major cause of morbidity and mortality in both developing and developed countries. Even though type 1 and type 2 are the commonest, diabetes mellitus due to… Expand
A study on the knowledge and attitudes on advanced life support among medical students and medical officers in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka
- Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Priyantha Udaya Kumara Ralapanawa, K. P. Jayawickreme, E. Ekanayake, P. R. V. Kumarasiri
- Medicine
- BMC Research Notes
- 12 October 2016
BackgroundAdvanced life support (ALS) and cardio pulmonary resuscitation, provided at the right time is essential for improving mortality in medical emergencies. Accurate knowledge and skills on this… Expand
Spinal intradural metastasis from scapular Ewing sarcoma
- Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Priyantha Udaya Kumara Ralapanawa, K. P. Jayawickreme, E. Ekanayake, Kulatunga Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Pramitha Prabhashini Kumarihamy
- Medicine
- BMC Research Notes
- 8 July 2015
BackgroundEwing sarcoma is a primary bone neoplasm, which is a high grade aggressive small round blue cell tumour, and is currently recognized as a part of the Ewing family of tumours. It is the most… Expand
Guillain–Barre syndrome following dengue fever and literature review
- Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Priyantha Udaya Kumara Ralapanawa, S. A. Kularatne, Widana Arachilage Thilak Ananda Jayalath
- Medicine
- BMC Research Notes
- 27 November 2015
BackgroundDengue is an arboviral infection that classically presents with fever, joint pain, headaches, skin flush and morbilliform rashes. The incidence of neurological symptoms and complications in… Expand
A case of treatable hypertension: fibromuscular dysplasia of renal arteries
- Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Priyantha Udaya Kumara Ralapanawa, K. P. Jayawickreme, E. Ekanayake
- Medicine
- BMC Research Notes
- 2 January 2016
BackgroundRenovascular hypertension accounts for 51–52 % of all cases of hypertension in the general population, but plays a major role in treatable causes for hypertension in the young. This entity… Expand
A case of Kounis syndrome after a hornet sting and literature review
- Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Priyantha Udaya Kumara Ralapanawa, S. A. Kularatne
- Medicine
- BMC Research Notes
- 3 December 2014
BackgroundAcute coronary syndrome after hymenoptera stings or exposure to environment toxins is referred to as the Kounis syndrome or allergic myocardial ischaemia with or without infarction. We… Expand
Pattern of animal bites and post exposure prophylaxis in rabies: A five year study in a tertiary care unit in Sri Lanka
- S. A. Kularatne, Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Priyantha Udaya Kumara Ralapanawa, K. Weerakoon, Usha Kumari Bokalamulla, Nanada Abagaspitiya
- Medicine
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- 1 December 2015
BackgroundRabies is a global problem which occurs in more than 150 countries and territories including Sri Lanka, where human deaths from rabies are in decline whilst resources incurred for… Expand