OBJECTIVE: The commonest complaint of female garment factory workers who present for out patient care, is backache. The biggest problem doctors face is confirming the objectivity of this complaint. The general objective ...

HbE/β-thalassemia is the commonest form of severe β-thalassemia, and comprises approximately 50% of all cases worldwide. HbE/β-thalassemia is caused by the HbE codon 26 G>A mutation on one allele and any severe β 0-thalassemia ...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Cytokines have been implicated in dengue (DF) pathogenesis. Behaviour of cytokines during the late febrile phase (LFP) and immediate defeversence have not been studied, but may be useful to ...

INTRODUCTION: Benign intracranial hypertension (BIH) is a rare disorder of unknown aetiology that is most often seen in obese women of reproductive age. BIH is a syndrome of increased intracranial pressure without hydrocephalus ...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Plasma leakage is considered the most important reason for reduction in blood pressures (BP) in Dengue shock syndrome (DSS). However other causes such as dehydration, vascular dilatation due ...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Iron overload due to regular transfusions is one of the most troublesome complications ofthalassaemia. Here we aim to describe body iron status, trends of serum ferritin and ...

INTRODUCTION: Pertussis continues to circulate in the community and cases among adolescents and adults have been increasing. Waning of pertussis-specific immunity following natural infection or immunisation may contribute ...

OBJECTIVE: To obtain knowledge about bowel habits in healthy population of infants and toddlers in Sri Lanka. METHODS: We selected healthy children between 7 months and 5 years of age who visited vaccination and weighing ...

OBJECTIVE: In 3-4% of the pregnancies, the fetus will be in breech presentation at term. For most of these women the approach to delivery is controversial. The objective of the study was to compare the pregnancy outcomes ...

Introduction: Anopheles culicifacies (Diptera: Culicidae), the major vector of malaria in Sri Lanka is known to breed in clean and clear water. This study was focused to understand the larval habitats of the major malaria ...